Word: lloyds
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...nothing to me, really, you know how I feel about these biddies meddling and gossiping and trying to control people’s lives—what I mean is, I’m telling people you’re the new housekeeper,” is how Frank Lloyd Wright introduces his latest mistress Olgivanna Miljanova to his estate Taliesin. He seems to expect that she will accept her new title without protest or even remark. Perhaps unsurprisingly, she does. Such is the charismatic power and authority with which T.C. Boyle imbues the enigmatic Frank Lloyd Wright...
...favorably - the almost uncanny influence of former Goldman executives. Initial phases of the rescue were orchestrated by ex-Goldman chairman Hank Paulson, who was recruited as Treasury Secretary in part by former White House chief of staff and Goldman senior exec Josh Bolten. Goldman's current boss, Lloyd Blankfein, was invited to participate in meetings with the Fed. AIG's Liddy is a former Goldman director and an ex-CEO of Allstate. Another alum, Mark Patterson, once a Goldman lobbyist, serves as chief of staff at the Treasury, while Neel Kashkari, who runs TARP, was a Goldman vice president...
...provide free publicity support,” said UC Secretary Douglas R. Lloyd ’09. “It’s not the amount of money that’s being spent, it’s the precedent that’s being...
...town of Desert Hot Springs doesn't offer much besides bland housing tracts and windmills spinning lazily alongside the highway, but there are plenty of worthy sights nearby, among them the stunning Joshua Tree National Park and Palm Springs' cluster of Frank Lloyd Wright buildings. But when a place like Hope Springs really does exist, sometimes it's better to make like a Hollywood luminary on the run. Take a room...
...Kelly said those bosses included the highly rated trio of Army Generals David Petraeus, Ray Odierno and Lloyd Austin. In typical Army fashion, they were conservative in their assessment of the battlefield, and always wanted more troops to keep potential trouble at bay. Kelly, a Marine on his third Iraq tour, said he sensed what was possible in Anbar while his Army bosses in Baghdad didn't. "Maybe because of my experience - and certainly because the Marines were doing so well - I had a sense that things were doable," Kelly said, "perhaps before other people had a sense that they...