Word: job
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...month investigation of Wright's alleged wrongdoing. A vocal minority of Republicans, led by G.O.P. whip Newt Gingrich, predict that the inquiry will result in Wright's censure, removal as Speaker or maybe even expulsion. But in the end he is likely to hang on to his job because this is an argument not about right and wrong but about the peculiar ethics rules of the House...
Mallick, who has known the Speaker for some 30 years, hired Wright's wife Betty in 1979 as an adviser. The job description was hazy, but the salary was $18,000 a year. Perks included a rent-free apartment and a Cadillac. In 1981, for the same salary and benefits, Betty Wright went to work for Mallightco, an investment company that the Wrights had formed with Mallick and his wife. Betty Wright also borrowed $75,000 from Mallightco. After she stopped working for the company in 1984, the Wrights paid $21.67 per diem for the apartment when they used...
...closer look at the data, however, revealed an underlying weakness. The economy created only 180,000 new jobs in March, down sharply from the 280,000 that were added the previous month. The unemployment rate fell because relatively few new job seekers entered the labor force in March. Among other signs pointing to a softening economy, the report said the construction industry lost 50,000 jobs in March, or about 1% of its work force, as home building slumped because of rising mortgage rates...
...equipped with double hulls for added leakage protection, and impose tough personnel rules that would ban convicted drunken drivers from tanker commands. Other reasonable proposals include updating the training standards for tanker pilots and crews, and requiring oil companies to test employees for drug and alcohol abuse on the job...
...have the desire. I know I could do the job. I know I would do it as it should be done. At the same time, I have much less ambition than people think. That is my secret weapon. I could be out of the government tomorrow without a minute of crisis. My strength does not come from political life. It comes from my family, the land, my farm. I have a lot of things I want very much to do and would never be bored doing them...