Word: riche
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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After 16 years in West Virginia politics, Democrat Jay Rockefeller no longer has to worry about his state's voters rejecting him as a rich-kid carpetbagger from New York and Harvard. And, with two solid terms as Governor, he should be a shoo-in to fill the seat of retiring Democratic Senator Jennings Randolph. So why is Rockefeller running so hard? Because he remembers 1972 and the last G.O.P. landslide. "I went through the McGovern year," he says of his initial, unsuccessful run for Governor. "The coattail effect this year, the potential for a Reagan victory, is something...
...federal investigators, their check was a prized hunting trophy. Made out to the United States of America and drawn on Chase Manhattan Bank, the check for $113,018,306.71, along with other payments, concluded a 13-month tax-fraud prosecution of two companies controlled by fugitive Commodities Broker Marc Rich. The total settlement of nearly $200 million, said Giuliani, "represents the largest amount of money ever recovered by the United States in a criminal tax-evasion case...
...other Dartmouth captain, Rich Weissman, was out of uniform today. The senior tailback, who was expected to lead the Big Green rushing attack this year, was injured against Holy Cross two weeks ago and hasn't been able to play since...
...family, once rich in land, has recklessly lost all their wealth and I rank's ambition is to regain it--first physically, by selling his paintings and second spiritually, by recapturing on canvas the images of the lost land. In attempting to fulfill his ambition, however, he believes he must go against his own nature. His ambition to regain land goes beyond wishing to succeed to an obsession with punishing himself...
...Career Forum offers you a rich opportunity to sample various careers in a smorgasbord of business and non-profit settings. Each of the 60-plus employees participating in this year's Forum are interested in hiring Harvard graduates. Most have hired Harvard grads before and have been pleased with the contributions these people have made. The employers are here to provide information...