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Dole has for years been famously tight with contributor Dwayne Andreas, the chairman of agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland. Andreas, along with his company and members of his clan, has provided more than $475,000 for Dole's operations since 1979. Dole has proudly called himself "Senator Ethanol" in honor of the corn-based fuel that ADM produces and that Dole has long protected with tax subsidies. But Dole has also played a crucial role in making the sweetener market profitable for ADM by championing the sugar price-support program. ADM is the world's largest producer of high-fructose...
...Rinat Akchurin, 50, the heart surgeon who may have the daunting honor of operating on President Boris Yeltsin, was nowhere to be found last week. His answering machine invited callers to leave a message; his colleagues said he was resting. And by late last week, despite its new commitment to openness about Yeltsin's health, the Kremlin had not said when the operation would be performed or where and by whom...
This is not a vision that anyone in Detroit shares. Instead, the industry is working closely with Rosen competitors like U.S. Flywheel, Trinity Flywheel and Unique Mobility. That's a badge of honor to Harold and Ben, who are clearly thrilled to be working together. When they were younger, Ben was very much the little brother walking devotedly in the older brother's footsteps: he followed Harold to Cal Tech, and then to Raytheon Corp. in the 1950s, when Ben got his very first job working for his brother, building missiles. Their paths diverged when Ben went East...
...your report on television coverage of the convention in San Diego [THE REPUBLICANS, Aug. 26]: while I accept the dubious honor you bestowed on me as the "gushiest anchorman" for my remarks about Elizabeth Dole's speech, I myself prefer the appellation "kinder, gentler anchorperson." DAN RATHER Anchor and Managing Editor CBS News New York City...
Freeman said he applied for the scholarships because of the honor and significance of the award...