Word: sams
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...offend many legislators from either party. So his partisan approach to his $16 billion budget stimulus was a stupid political move, and the Republican filibuster that killed it was a predictable slap in the face to a politician who should have known better. Similarly, Clinton should have expected Sam Nunn to turn to immature power games when the president failed to consult with him about ending the military's ban on homosexuals...
...Sam Fulwood III, a Los Angeles Times correspondent in Washington, said his appointment "provides just the perfect opportunity to get away from the ringing phones of the news room...and reflect on what [he] want[s] to do in terms of journalism...
Clinton came to office with a deserved reputation as a consensus builder. "He tried that right off with the Joint Chiefs over the issue of gays in the military, and got swatted down by Colin Powell and Sam Nunn," says an Administration official. Competing lessons were drawn from that early dustup. Defense Secretary Les Aspin said, "Obviously, a lot more consultation with key players like Nunn" would have helped. Clinton's rhetoric agreed, but his actions since often haven't. "A quote in an article back then still bothers him," says a Clinton aide. "The one where a Senator said...
Washington: Stanley W. Cloud, Ann Blackman, Margaret Carlson, Michael Duffy, Dan Goodgame, Ted Gup, Julie Johnson, J.F.O. McAllister, Jay Peterzell, Elaine Shannon, Dick Thompson, Nancy Traver, Adam Zagorin Boston: Sam Allis Chicago: Jon D. Hull, Elizabeth Taylor Detroit: William McWhirter Atlanta: Michael Riley Houston: Richard Woodbury Miami: Cathy Booth Los Angeles: Jordan Bonfante, Sally B. Donnelly, Jeanne McDowell, Sylvester Monroe, James Willwerth, Patrick E. Cole San Francisco: David S. Jackson...
...LIST OF WHATEVER OTHER REASONS ONE company would want to buy another with a fat customer list, add one more: a big tax break. In a decision that could cost Uncle Sam billions, the Supreme Court voted 5 to 4 to allow the purchaser to depreciate the value of the customer lists it acquires if it can show they have a limited useful life. The opinion affirmed the Newark Morning Ledger Co.'s right to depreciate 460,000 subscriptions (valued at $68 million) that were obtained through the purchase of a chain of Michigan newspapers; the Justices knocked down...