Word: scrapings
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Barry's latest scrape could be the last straw for Washington voters, whose loyalty has been sorely tested by a string of embarrassing episodes. At least twelve of his top aides have been convicted of corruption. Allegations of cocaine use began to dog Barry after he made a 1981 visit to a topless club. He claimed he was soliciting campaign contributions. Then came the rendezvous with Lewis, who subsequently pleaded guilty to drug-conspiracy charges and was sentenced to 15 months in prison. Lewis claimed Barry smoked crack with him, which Barry denied...
...company is lurching from crisis to crisis. Campeau Corp. managed to scrape together $100 million last week to meet the deadline for paying suppliers who shipped the 257 U.S. stores everything from tank tops to tiaras. This week the firm hopes to persuade Citibank and other major lenders to roll over $2.3 billion of loans. But even if the creditors agree, the Canadian company must put its U.S. retail operations on a sound financial footing by taking drastic steps to trim costs and sell properties. Observes Wilbur Ross, senior managing director of the Wall Street firm Rothschild...