Word: riche
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...depositors stayed calm, even though some chafed at the idea of the cost of the bailout. "Honestly, it's the stupidest thing I've heard," said Leroy Scrues, a Detroit retiree. "Why should the public be paying for these rich peoples' mistakes?" Yet legislators and savers were relieved that Bush repudiated a proposal that his Administration had floated two weeks earlier: to levy a fee -- 25 cents for each $100 of deposits -- on all insured accounts. That ploy was widely seen as a tax in everything but name. The short-lived proposal was so distasteful that it made Bush...
...within the next month. The FDIC also decided to freeze temporarily all negotiations for the sale of ailing thrifts. Last year the FSLIC completed a flurry of deals -- 34 in December alone -- in an effort to offer investors tax breaks that expired on Dec. 31. Because of the rich payoffs guaranteed to investors in those deals, they were highly controversial. Said L. William Seidman, chairman of the FDIC: "Before we go forward, we are going to evaluate, along with the FSLIC, where we stand...
...overtime, freshman Rich Medina's two foul shots gave Cornell an early 72-70 lead. But a steal by Phillips and his subsequent lay-up tied the game. The basket made Phillips the 14th Harvard basketball player to join the 1000 point club...
CORNELL [75]: Mike Pascal 3-3--10; Shawn Maharaj 0-0--0; Bernard Jackson 5-0--10; Monte Boykin 3-0-6; Josh Wexler 3-2--8; Nail Horne 0-2--2; Jon Halpern 1-1--3; Steve Johnson 4-5--17; Rich Medina 4-3-11; Paul McRae 0-0--0; Simon Lincoln...
...town which was built so that very rich people could have a very good time, Vail has hundreds of shops, nightclubs, restaurants and bars. The easiest way to get rid of a lot of money is to buy a Golden Bear, which is, as its name implies, a golden bear on a chain. For less than $1000 it's a status symbol which any Preppy Handbook owner will recognize. There is also Ralph Lauren, Cartier, Gucci and Laura Ashley...