Word: mayors
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Right about here this roller coaster of a novel starts to get really complicated, especially ethically. The proposal Roger White, at Mayor Jordan's behest, brings to Charlie boils down to this: get acquainted with the Cannon, talk over your shared experiences as Georgia Tech football stars, and then appear at a press conference to say that Fareek is a fine young man, charged with no crime, and that everybody should just simmer down...
Baseball--or at least betting on baseball--has been very good to New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani [1]. This year he won a cowboy hat and 10 lbs. of barbecue from the mayor of Arlington, Texas; 10 lbs. of sausage and tickets to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, among other items, from the mayor of Cleveland, Ohio; and fish tacos, software and a surfboard from the mayor of San Diego. Here's a compendium of wagers that leaders have made over the years...
...Bulls vs. Jazz, 1998 NBA Finals: Chicago Mayor Daley put up Eli's cheesecake, Robinson's ribs and Billy Goat's cheeseburgers against Salt Lake City Mayor Corrandini's offer to take a bobsled ride at Snowbird...
...Redskins vs. Vikings, 1988 NFL Play-Off Game: D.C. Mayor Barry and St. Paul, Minn., Mayor Latimer promised that whoever lost would plow snow during the other city's first snowstorm...
...Braves vs. Indians, 1995 World Series: Cleveland Mayor White anted Lake Erie walleye and tickets to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Atlanta's Mayor Campbell put up Coca-Cola, peaches, ribs and Falcons tickets...