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...track to host up to 180 in its debut year. "We're well ahead of the game," says David Campbell, chief executive of AEG Europe. According to Billboard, O2 sold 601,056 tickets in its first three months, making it the fourth most popular arena in the world after Madison Square Garden, the Manchester Evening News Arena and Wembley Arena. Legendary British promoter Harvey Goldsmith, organizer of the Zeppelin show, isn't surprised by the O2's success: "It's a state of the art venue." That's not to say it can't accommodate nonmusical events. It's already...
...Republican Party (ancestor of today's Democrats). But by 1812, the Federalists had lost three presidential elections in a row, and Clinton had become convinced that his party had a glass ceiling for non-Virginians (Uncle George having been relegated to the vice presidency by the rise of James Madison). Most important, Federalists opposed the War of 1812 against Britain, since a British naval blockade would ruin their commercial base, and Clinton was against it too. So the Federalists endorsed Clinton when he challenged Madison's bid for re-election...
...liable in a sexual-harassment case brought by former team marketing executive Anucha Browne Sanders. The jury found that Thomas created a hostile environment and that Sanders was fired by team owners for complaining; it decided Sanders was entitled to $11.6 million in punitive damages from owners Madison Square Garden and James Dolan of Cablevision. Thomas will not have to pay damages. He told reporters he was innocent and vowed to appeal, saying "the jury did not see the facts...
...that, Dale and Thomas is trying to re-create the magic that the coach felt in 2003, when he walked into Struhl and Demb's shop (then called Popcorn, Indiana). He was on his way to Madison Square Garden and stopped in for a snack. His first bite took him back to his childhood in Chicago. "I remember thinking, I have to be a part of this," Thomas says. "All of my fond memories come from everyone sitting around, telling stories and sharing a bowl of popcorn...
What began nearly two decades ago as a tiny shop bearing her name on Madison Avenue has become Vera Wang the corporation. Her name is synonymous with fashionable brides' and bridesmaids' dresses. Her evening gowns are red-carpet staples. After an early venture into ready-to-wear proved a critical and commercial disappointment in 2001, she made a risky second dive in with great success?she was named Womenswear Designer of the Year by the CFDA in 2005. She has since launched a younger, secondary line, Lavender, and this fall teams up with Kohl's to launch a mass-market...