Word: keys
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...delight in the economic nitty-gritty. Of some 112 revelations received by the first Prophet and President of the church, Joseph Smith, 88 explicitly address fiscal matters. And although the faithful believe the "End Times" could begin shortly, their actual date is (to humankind) indefinite, and certain key signs and portents have not yet manifested themselves. Rather than wild-eyed fervor, most church moneymen project a can-do optimism...
They seem to be part of the subways of New York City, walking meekly up and down the cars, handing out pens and key chains, along with frayed business-size cards that read I AM DEAF. Then they scurry back, ricocheting from post to post as they silently gather up their cards and wares, their cocked heads appealing for riders to buy the pitiful $1 trinkets. Most people ignore them...
...name of this tenacious corporation, not coincidentally, is Elvis Presley Enterprises. It controls much of the half-billion-dollar global Elvis industry, strictly limiting the world's supply of singing hound-dog dolls, Heartbreak Hotel matchboxes, leather-jacketed teddy bears and pink Cadillac key chains--not to mention the Graceland mansion in Memphis, headwaters of all things Elvis. As that city licks its lips in anticipation of the 75,000 free-spending fans who are expected for the 20th anniversary of the King's death on Aug. 16, Elvis Presley Enterprises reigns supreme as the guardian, keeper and main arbiter...
...President Clinton virtually ruling out federal intervention, it could be a long time before the dispute is settled. At issue for the Teamsters is limits on subcontracting and more full-time jobs. The company's desire to withdraw from the Teamsters' multi-employer pension and health funds is another key sticking point in the dispute. While the union has vowed to fight to the bitter end, the strike is certain to cost it dearly, with weekly expenditures reaching $10 million, much of it in the form of strike benefits...
...military band started to play "Hail to the Chief," I realized I had discovered the key to impressing people in Washington. Among professionals here, where you work conveys the same level of prestige as Ivy League status does among college students...