Word: lures
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There are also episodes outside the White House that look suspiciously as though fund raisers tried to lure special interests with the prospect of spending time with officials who could affect their businesses. One was a $10,000-a-plate dinner attended by Clinton last year at the mansion of Democratic pitchman William Brandt, outside Chicago. It raked in more than $1 million for the D.N.C. The guests included bankruptcy lawyers and bankers. Also present was Brady Williamson, whom Clinton had just appointed chairman of a commission that will file a report later this year recommending changes to bankruptcy...
...multimedia-enhanced microprocessor line that's designed to make music sound more resonant, video images flow more smoothly and graphics colors look richer. Since its release earlier this year, the new microprocessor has found its way into both laptop and desktop computers, and Grove hopes it will lure more people than ever to computers when they need to communicate, do business or just entertain themselves...
Consulting seems to be eating up an more and more Harvard grads each year as increasing numbers of students seek employment with the innumerable firms (all coincidentally based either in Cambridge or New York City) that come to lure them from the professions each fall. These firms need smart (credentialed) people (fresh meat) to provide (spout) that special skill (ability to bullshit) of symbolic analysis (ability to bullshit well...
SPARE PARTS: THE LURE OF A GREAT, CHEAP, USED...
...impact to less than a bad storm at one of its hubs. Much to the joy of skittish travelers, American says it will be back to normal by Sunday. In addition, the airline announced it will slash some fares up to 50 percent and double mileage points to lure back alienated customers. The strike is suspended, but not over. President Clinton ordered a 60 day "cooling-off" period at 12:04 EST, invoking the 1926 National Railway Labor Act, which governs relations for the airline industry. While American pilots are back in the cockpit, a three-member emergency board named...