Word: herded
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...like 40 million other Americans, watched the television epic Lonesome Dove, figured that the great Texas- Montana cattle drive came right over their broad land. If that fantasy were turned into fact, then in all probability the tough old trail bosses Augustus McCrae and Woodrow Call drove their herd across the Smoky Hill and Saline rivers and pushed north to beat the merciless winters they knew were in store for them...
...investigation and shredding Government documents and be tried on only the less dramatic charges of accepting an illegal gift and diverting to personal use $4,300 that was supposed to go to the contras. Says Georgetown University Law Professor Paul Rothstein: "We had what promised to be a huge herd of trumpeting elephants, a trial with really dramatic testimony. Now it may dwindle down to a mouse squeak...
...earnestly the belief is held, the less influence it holds. It is met with condescending amusement, the derision of the critic who is certain that one's (not necessarily his) mind is independent. To be above such petty demands is to be a rebel. The rest are merely the herd...
...golf course preparing for his next pro career (he has an eight handicap), Jordan is perpetually on the go. "If I lost my talent tomorrow, I'd say I had a great time and move on. I live for today but plan for the future." Usually surrounded by a herd of adoring friends, fans and family, Jordan is a nonstop flurry of activity. Minutes after a game, a fashionably clad Jordan heads out of the locker-room door for a few hours (and a few nonalcoholic drinks) at choice night spots...
Characteristically, Maxwell still shrugs off the questions and says with exaggerated humility, "My dream in life was to own a cow." Now he owns a whole herd of cash-cows to sustain an increasing debt necessary to finance his global expansion. With his military training, he does best with a clear enemy, and currently that is Rupert Murdoch. In their Hertz-Avis relationship, Murdoch is several long steps ahead. His News Group Newspapers, Ltd., is worth $13 billion, with a $6 billion debt, whereas Maxwell Communication Corp. runs at around $5 billion, with roughly $2 billion in debt. Murdoch...