Word: merchanting
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...graduate from West Point and a veteran of World War II and Korea, where he won the Distinguished Service Cross, Bronze Star, Purple Heart and six battle stars. He is also no stranger to charges of corruption. He has been accused of using his powerful chairmanship of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee to solicit political contributions. The House Ethics Committee and the Justice Department have been separately investigating Murphy for failing to register as a lobbyist for foreign interests. House Ethics Committee staff ers claim to have proof that Murphy accepted money from the Iranians for favors under...
Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon '69, which sells for up to $40 a bottle, have become ridiculously expensive; and, because they are scarce, the reds in particular are snapped up and drunk down years before they have fully matured. Peter Morrell, a Manhattan wine merchant who boasts one of the country's biggest assemblages of California bottles, insists on locking the better ones away until they are mature enough to drink...