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...calls, letters and e-mails in the frantic effort to secure a presidential pardon for rogue financier Marc Rich, the oddest may have come on Jan. 10. That day, a Democratic socialite and fund raiser named Beth Dozoretz was on a ski trip in Aspen, Colo., when she got a call from the Leader of the Free World. Bill Clinton said he was impressed with the argument for forgiving tax-evasion and fraud charges against the fugitive tycoon, and wanted to grant the pardon...
Dozoretz told her ski buddy in Aspen--Rich's ex-wife Denise--who then called Avner Azulay, the head of Rich's foundation in Israel. Azulay sent an e-mail to Rich's Washington lawyer, Jack Quinn, who had been lobbying Clinton in the first place. Denise Rich, the e-mail said, "thinks [Clinton] sounded very positive but that 'we have to keep praying...
...appears to be holding up well so far. Since suffering a mild heart attack in November, Cheney has been working out for half an hour every morning on a treadmill and an elliptical trainer--one part cross-country ski machine, one part stair climber. The Veep's cardiologist, Jonathan Reiner, says Cheney is "doing great, doing all the right things, looking great." That means sacrifice. Cheney, an able chef who is known for preparing grilled meats, beef stew and spaghetti--and for tucking into roast beef sandwiches, ribs and bratwurst on the campaign trail--seems to have trimmed...
...Following the incident in Italy a few years ago where U.S. flyers caused a number of deaths when they accidentally brought down a gondola ski lift, has the U.S. learned anything about damage control in these situations...
...course the power players gathered at Davos aren't exactly paying attention to the proceedings at Porto Alegre. So if you want to make your voice heard on the ski slopes of power, your best bet may be hellomrpresident.com, an independent Swiss media project that will project your e-mail message of no more than 160 characters onto a ski slope that looms over the town, meaning Messrs. Gates and Soros couldn't possibly miss it. Use the language of your choice, just don't cuss or advertise. Cute quote of Day 1: "Don't produce, reduce...