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...declines to give his full name: "He's a good guy. He has millions, but he doesn't care about money or himself. He's just looking to get justice for the Arabs." The other six Saudis around the table, some recently returned from studies in the U.S., nod their heads...
...powerful bond with Bush. (Hughes and Rove, however, no longer take part in the President's weightiest deliberations, because they're not part of his national-security team.) Cheney is the heart of that team--he's the swing vote on Bush's policy councils, the player whose nod often determines where the President will be--as it did last week, when Cheney's recommendation cemented the White House decision to speed its push for a stimulus package heavy on tax cuts. In between meetings with Bush, Cheney works the phones, reassuring nervous allies, advising Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld...
...stock in the company that caused them trauma, but, Medica argued, that might be the only way to generate enough money to compensate them. Investors felt saved. Sulzer Medica shares jumped 19% on Aug. 29, the day after a U.S. district judge gave the $780 million plan a preliminary nod. "If it holds, it will be replicated," says John Aldock, a Washington corporate defense attorney. Don't worry about Scruggs putting himself out of business. If the deal holds, he could receive as much as $25 million...
...tensely drank tea with our hosts. The mood lightened as more Taliban members arrived, hugging and slapping their comrades and welcoming us as guests. We communicated by pointing, drawing and acting. "America no good," one man muttered. Another would ask every few minutes, "are you happy?" "Yes," I would nod. The man would beam back, "I am very happy." As night fell, I found myself holding a commander's two-way radio and talking to other leaders in the area, which elicited howls of delight from my hosts. A rug was placed on the floor and we ate dinner with...
...powerful bond with Bush. (Hughes and Rove, however, no longer take part in the President's weightiest deliberations, because they're not part of his national-security team.) Cheney is the heart of that team - he's the swing vote on Bush's policy councils, the player whose nod often determines where the President will be - as it did last week, when Cheney's recommendation cemented the White House decision to speed its push for a stimulus package heavy on tax cuts. In between meetings with Bush, Cheney works the phones, reassuring nervous allies, advising Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld...