Word: neill
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...Fall’s election as the ending of a political era for the city—an era of old-fashioned local politics promoted by Moakley and his close friend the late former Speaker of the House Thomas P. “Tip” O’Neill (D), who represented the neighboring Eighth District from...
While no candidate may leap out of the crowd as a peer of Moakley’s caliber, neither Moakley nor O’Neill started out in Congress as legends, according to O’Connor...
...that country is feeling isn't seasonal. It's economic. Argentina is on the verge of defaulting on its debt, and people have taken to the streets to protest economic policy. A debacle in Argentina is by itself no big threat to the U.S., and Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill has said as much. Nor is a meltdown in Turkey. But Argentina is only one of several dangerous financial storms brewing overseas that in combination could damage the U.S. economy. Think about sharply rising energy costs, lower output and an even shakier stock market...
...recession. U.S. bank exposure to Argentina as of March was about $12 billion; now add Brazil's $24 billion and Mexico's $18 billion. During the past decade, thousands of U.S. firms have invested heavily in Latin America, buying companies, building plants and partnering deals. O'Neill has said he rejects the idea that "contagion" is inevitable in global financial markets. But consider that foreign direct investment in Brazil, which it needs to keep its accounts buoyant, fell about $3.5 billion in the first half...
...voters who are just starting to pay into the system. They have more experience than their elders in playing the stock market where there can be higher returns. "It's wrong to mislead people with promises of 'trust the government, you'll be fine,'" says Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill. "People can do better if they own their own retirement nest...