Word: outspends
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Along the way, the company was acquired by Disney for $60 million, which gave the Weinsteins the clout (and the wallet) to hustle, bully and outspend the competition. Hit Man Harvey and Backroom Bob became as notorious as any WWF tag-team champions. For Harvey, a fearsome tank of a man with the temper and competitive streak of Bobby Knight, screams, threats and smears were simply standard operating procedure. Miramax executives, says a producer, "are like victims of abuse." Harvey became famous for his office tantrums, along with his combative intrusiveness during contract negotiations and his micromanaging of production...
...Bank of England thinks it can outspend speculators betting on a weak pound. Wrong. Add hundreds of millions to your bank account. This is what Soros did. The problem is the mistakes themselves. Soros thinks that our history, especially economic history, is sculpted by blunders. It's a radical proposition, as if you suggested that Botticelli's best art was the result of paint splatters. But Soros is insistent: mistakes make history. They also make--and destroy--fortunes...
...Gore's camp calls the charge laughable, pointing out that by its count, Bush would outspend Gore handily over 10 years. (Bush's numbers, of course, say the reverse.) And Bush's new line of attack may sound off-key coming from a candidate who has worked long and hard to style himself as a compassionate Republican with his own goody bag of new programs. But the latest TIME/CNN poll, which finds the candidates in a dead heat among likely voters, suggests that people may be receptive to his argument. A solid majority of 56% agreed that Gore "would increase...
...Bush campaign let Gore outspend them on ads all summer, and Gore's post-convention bounce allowed him to pull even...
...second, as Pat Buchanan did in 1996, and wobble Bush just enough that Senator John McCain can pile on, whupping Bush in New Hampshire Feb. 1. Then, goes the theory, people will ask what they ever saw in Bush anyway. And if this should happen, the man who could outspend all the candidates combined is--guess...