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When Lott became Senate majority leader last summer, he found a new model of pragmatism in a slim volume called First Among Equals, which included a chapter on Robert Taft, the Ohio Republican who led the Senate during the Truman Administration. Like Lott, Taft was a staunch conservative who forcefully stated his views and didn't compromise on matters of principle--but who also worked to achieve the best deal available. "You can't usually get 100% of what you want in politics," Lott says. "But if you can get 80%, or most of what you want, that's usually...
...enamored of wars and depressions and human calamity as Hollywood. They have tended to write bad scripts, at least at first, for those Presidents who presided in moments of prosperity and tranquillity and kept them that way. Cases in point: George Bush, Jimmy Carter, Dwight Eisenhower, William Howard Taft and Martin Van Buren...
These funds, which were established by Simpson's financial adviser, Leroy ("Skip") Taft, back in the early 1980s, cannot be touched by outsiders even if Simpson files for bankruptcy. Yet they can easily be turned into cash for Simpson's own use prior to retirement. He can borrow from his retirement funds, and has already done so on several occasions. Simpson can use these funds to buy real estate, something he has done repeatedly in the past. And the pensions begin to pay off their untouchable annuities five years from now, when Simpson turns...
...million dollars, which will ultimately land in the estate of his children and which will be available to pay expenses such as schooling. He owns a small equity interest in his multimillion-dollar home, but that is expected to be consumed by legal fees. Defense lawyer Baker and moneyman Taft have already slapped liens on it. Simpson also has a life-insurance policy, believed to have a substantial cash value, that would be available to pay him an annuity. It too is beyond the reach of the plaintiffs...
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