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...glimpse the elusive nature of the swing state voter. Some residents simply aren’t registered—one man, who appeared completely apathetic at first, warmed up when Jordan C. Ford ’08 offered him information on voter registration. Others are wary of the constant stream of political operatives who flood their state each year, mumbling a refusal (“I’m not interested, sorry”; “I don’t discuss my vote”) before slamming the door...
...sons Jeffrey and Evan, CEO of Ace, are widely respected as the first family of insurance. But each now has the rare distinction of heading a firm mentioned in a Spitzer lawsuit. Is Jeffrey really responsible for unethical practices at Marsh? Says Spitzer: "When you have an $800 million stream of income, one has to be either ignorant, lazy or complicit not to examine how this money is being derived." He's clearly ready for another fight. --With reporting by Barbara Kiviat and Jyoti Thottam/New York
...seclusion, Sistani is worldly wise about Iraq's current realities. "He has his hands on the pulse of the nation," says Hussein Shahristani, a former nuclear scientist who returned from exile to advise Sistani. "It's at his fingertips." Sistani sees a steady stream of aides and agents based around the country as well as Iraqi leaders eager to court and consult him. Sheik Jameel al-Qurayshi, who represents Sistani in Baghdad's restive Sadr City district, visits the ayatullah at least once a week to discuss the fine points of Islamic practice and get political advice for handling...
...over” he whisper-sings in the latter. In “Shooting Star,” reserved anger manifests itself through a screeching, treble-heavy and flanged guitar-line intro: ”You’ll make the scene like you always do / Going up stream down the avenue / To fuck some trophy boy that you’ll win tonight...
Some parents seal the deal by holding the mortgage. "The benefit of not taking all the cash up front is twofold," says Jan Culver, a CPA and senior vice president for McDonald Financial Group Trust Services. "Assuming the kids are reliable about making payments, this gives parents a steady stream of retirement income at a fixed rate of interest, which is a lot less risky than taking a lump sum and investing it in the stock market. It can also potentially save money for the kids because the rate of interest that must be charged on a private loan...