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What better candidate than his newfound shrink? Leo seems to have everything, most especially an ego as massive as Bob's is minuscule. Looks like he ought to have plenty to spare for a destitute patient...
...this side of dysfunctional. For Leo is totally self-absorbed. He is too full of himself, his hopes that his new book will hit the best-seller charts, his dreams that an impending visit from Good Morning America will make him a media star. He has no thoughts to spare for a wife heading into terminal recessiveness and kids heading toward overt rebellion as they try to get through to their inaccessible...
...Senate confirmation that eluded him on his last go-round, in 1987. Then the agency's deputy director, he was criticized for not acting on indications that the Iran-contra scandal was afoot. No wrongdoing by Gates was proved, but he withdrew his name from nomination to spare President Reagan further embarrassment...
Buddy, Can You Spare a Dime...
...group would increase the Iranian air force fleet by some 66%. But in reality, the Soviet- and French-made craft are of little use. Because its own planes are American-made -- a legacy of the U.S.-backed Shah, who fell from power in 1979 -- Iran has neither spare parts nor properly trained pilots and technicians. Since the planes arrived in their new home, they have sat unattended on tarmacs, subject to dust storms and inclement weather; they would probably require significant refurbishing before becoming airworthy again...