Word: jims
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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This weekend was supposed to be a quiet getaway. But after the McDougals arrived and checked into their hotel for the night, they awoke the next morning to discover that a freak snowstorm had blown in overnight. Jim wanted to stay in, and in no time, Susan noticed, was scanning the real estate ads in the local paper. Suddenly he looked up with a gleam in his eye. "Look at this," he told Susan. "Twelve hundred acres in Marion County for less than $100 an acre." It struck him as an amazingly good deal. "Is there any land in America...
Soon after Clinton's visit, Jim mentioned to Susan that "Bill was here, and Hillary seems to be having problems. She doesn't get along well with people, you know. She's a Yankee. Let's send her some of the S&L business...
Soon after the story appeared, Jim and Susan were in McDougal's office at Madison when Bill Clinton called. McDougal's secretary put him on the speaker phone. The Governor sounded upset, wanting to know what was going on with Whitewater. Despite the venture's worsening financial straits, Jim tried to reassure him: "I've got my plate full, and I know you do too," he began. Clinton interrupted...
...Jim and Susan were taken aback. They were admittedly lax about such tax matters themselves, but they had an employee whose job was to make sure taxes on the developments got paid on time. But whatever the reason for the delinquency, in Clinton's anger McDougal saw a glimmer of opportunity. Perhaps he could extricate the Clintons from the deal while still saving face. "Let's just get you out of this," McDougal suggested. Whitewater will "break even," McDougal euphemistically said, but that was the best that could be hoped for. Bill and Hillary could simply sign over their interest...
...just a stock certificate," Susan said. "Jim says you're going to get out of Whitewater. Jim talked to Bill. I know you don't want this to become a campaign issue. This is strictly for your and Bill's protection. You and Bill just sign...