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...known, served in the wartime U.S. Navy and as a reporter for the Cleveland Press. A fierce defender of editorial freedom, Luce sat on the company's board of directors from 1967 to 1996 and, as head of the Luce Foundation for more than 30 years, oversaw hundreds of millions of dollars in grants, primarily to museums and educational organizations. "My father was a great role model," he said. "He was convinced that America had a destiny to spread good throughout the world, and I guess some of that rubbed...
...Geneva. In the 1950s, before taking the company's helm, he expanded marketing into the U.S. and Japan, in part by taking the then-radical step of selling products in retail stores, rather than just hair salons. Later he signed licensing deals with designers like Guy Laroche and oversaw the acquisition of such prestige brands as Lanc?me, Garnier and Biotherm...
...Geneva. In the 1950s, before taking the company's helm, he expanded marketing into the U.S. and Japan, in part by taking the then radical step of selling products in retail stores rather than only hair salons. Later he signed licensing deals with designers like Guy Laroche and oversaw the acquisition of such prestige brands as Lancôme, Garnier and Biotherm...
...Sammy. "I thought he was nuts," she says. "But we needed to eat, to buy shoes for the kids, so I said, O.K., we'll look." As new immigrants in 1972 who wanted to live away from the city, they were given two choices by the Israeli agency that oversaw the absorption of newcomers: the Golan Heights or the Gaza Strip, captured territories that the Labor government of the time wanted to cement under Israeli control. "They said, Do you prefer cows or tomatoes?" recalls Bryna. "We decided, tomatoes. It was a practical decision. We found work, a house...
...architect of Bush's push to increase the White House's clout. Before 9/11, he advised the Administration on resisting disclosures about its dealings with energy-industry execs. After the attacks, Gonzales helped write the Patriot Act, which expanded federal power in the name of fighting terrorism. He also oversaw the selection of Bush's very conservative judicial nominees and, perhaps most controversial, was centrally involved in the meetings and memos that set guidelines for the treatment of suspected terrorists picked up overseas. That record led to a closer-than-expected Senate confirmation vote of 60-36 for his current...