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...drug benefit legislation. So if Republicans prevail with a slightly less costly plan, they?ll spin it as a triumph of responsible government over the whims of spendthrift Dems. And if the Dems are the big winners, we?ll get an earful about the victory of the people over tightwad Republicans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Fight Over a Medicare Drug Plan | 6/18/2002 | See Source »

...this organization has endured, Sox fans can now see the light at the end of the tunnel. Otherwise, these booming prices would not be tolerated, which is more than can be said for the brainless puckheads in this town who follow the Bruins in spite of that team's tightwad of an owner...

Author: By Brian E. Fallon, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Legends of the Fall: For Sox Fans, It's Time to Take One for the Team | 11/28/2000 | See Source »

Shah is still indignant about Ellen's claims that he was a tightwad, and he shows stacks of canceled checks that add up to about $140,000 in support and alimony each year. When they split, he bought her a house for $600,000, which he paid for in cash, and gave her $100,000 to furnish it. He also agreed to give her $40,000 a year for five years, and covered all expenses for his daughters, who were with him Thursday, Friday and Saturday each week...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hide And Seek | 5/11/1998 | See Source »

Here the Coens are ready to try anything: in addition to the masterful character of the film's title, the movie features a band of German nihilists, a burnt-out surfer, a tightwad millionaire, a mysterious femme fatale and an attack ferret...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Coen Brothers' Loopy Lebowski Is Rife With Memorable Characters | 3/13/1998 | See Source »

Though the "A Day in the Life of Congressman Sensenbrenner" link on his Website doesn't mention the legislator's visits to Congressional Liquors, it turns out that one of those stops may be the highlight of the Wisconsin Republican's year. Last week tightwad REPRESENTATIVE F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER JR., who has served since 1979 and has been named the National Taxpayers Union's most fiscally responsible Congressman for the past three years, won $250,000 on a Dec. 18 Quick Cash ticket. Willie McCoy, the store manager who sold the ticket, said that Sensenbrenner is a regular...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Jan. 12, 1998 | 1/12/1998 | See Source »

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