Word: koch
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...playing and a Bloomberg magazine was tucked into a seat pocket, Bloomberg dismissed those stories. "As long as they spell my name right, fine," he says with a shrug. "I've got to learn the issues, learn how to dialogue, learn the jargon," he admits. Former Mayor Ed Koch thinks Bloomberg is admitting too much. "That's the wrong thing to say," sighs Koch. "Running for mayor is not an on-the-job learning operation...
...many parents, the quality of the charter is almost beside the point so long as their kids are out of public schools. Even parents who have been burned by charters continue to relish their right to choose. After Buzz and Samantha Koch, ages 11 and 8, spent a year in a cash-strapped charter with no playground or library, their mother Trish became a tougher customer. She shopped around, sifting through test-score data on the Internet and touring a dozen charter schools, including many that she says made her think, "I wouldn't put my dog here." Her children...
...electoral limbo that almost deprived him of the presidency. His closest advisers, friends and even family members all describe Bush's mood during that tense period as "serene" or "calm" or "even keeled." He was never angry, they say, never worried or self-pitying. His sister Dorothy Bush Koch was so concerned about his state of mind that she would call down to Texas periodically to see if he needed cheering up. He didn't. "Don't worry about me," George told her. "I'm fine." David Sibley, a Texas state senator, had invited the Bushes to his daughter...
...Megan E. Koch...
Vega added Koch was a different kind of speaker amidst past panels dominated by investment banking or consulting...