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...soul mate? Watkins has pursued an independent policy of conservation and regulation that has irritated the White House chief of staff. If Watkins is forced to quit, which some insiders expect this summer, deputy assistant secretary Victor Stello is an early favorite for the Cabinet post. Stello, a longtime pal of Sununu's, shares his enthusiasm for relaxed regulation of nuclear power. The Administration nominated Stello for a job supervising the nation's nuclear-weapons programs last year but withdrew his name and installed him at a lower level after he was criticized during confirmation hearings for his past performance...
...part of the contents. For the investment-minded youngster, "Money Talk" follows the progress -- or lack thereof -- of earnings from $500 that the magazine put into various accounts last spring. (A mutual fund for stocks has dropped behind money-market and other financial investments.) And if a pal borrows money and does not pay it back, the magazine proposes ways to deal with that too. Tell your friend how you feel is the word from one Z-Team member and "be honest." Straight talk, kid to kid, is what Zillions is all about...
...bigotry or narrow-mindedness in this small town; the residents are all closet highbrows. The townspeople read D.H. Lawrence and quote Voltaire; the local tavern plays Louis Armstrong and Mildred Bailey on the jukebox. For Joel there's a cute, available brunet (Janine Turner) and a philosophical Native American pal (Darren E. Burrows) who is conversant with movies like The Wages of Fear. Gosh, it's not even that cold; the characters may be bundled up in parkas, but we never see their breath. That's what shooting near Seattle will...
...year later, Rumsfeld and Cheney were back in the White House as part of Gerald Ford's transition team. Cheney succeeded his old pal as chief of staff, gaining a reputation as a cool, self-effacing, politically shrewd manager. After Ford's loss to Jimmy Carter, Cheney ran for Wyoming's one seat in the House. He won, although during the G.O.P. primary he suffered the first of his three heart attacks...
President George Bush and CIA Director William Webster clowned around like high school kids last week at a news conference called to announce Webster's resignation from the agency. "We're going to miss you, pal," Bush said. Webster thanked the President, praised him and quipped, "I know a good thyroid when...