Word: trumps
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...deal gone through, GE's opponents would have been able to pick up some of the Honeywell businesses Welch was ready to divest. Now they can't. At least some on the GE side of the case felt that the competitors' appetite for GE's spare parts would trump their fear of a merger. That didn't happen...
...Nineteen Republicans eventually defected and the rule was defeated 228-203. In the arcane wars of the House, this was a victory for Gephardt and a stinging blow for Hastert. But Hastert, who controls what legislation gets to the floor, held the trump card for the moment, announcing that he had "no plan to bring up this bill now." But with 19 GOP rebels now in his camp, Gephardt will pressure Hastert this week to change his mind. If Hastert doesn't, Gephardt will try to get a majority of House members to sign a "discharge petition," which can force...
...federal government's ban and restrictions on cigarette ads and packaging are broad enough, the Court ruled 5-4, and trump any state attempts to enforce stricter rules. As a result of the ruling in favor of tobacco giant Philip Morris, Massachusetts will have to dump its plans to ban cigarette ads near playgrounds and schools...
...naked greed on Wall Street is, and long has been, as plain as the words spilling from bankers' mouths. Bear Stearns boss Ace Greenberg once said he didn't give a hoot about job applicants' education so long as they had "a deep desire to become rich." Donald Trump opined that "you can't be too greedy." Who can forget the greed-is-good speech from the felon Ivan Boesky, memorialized in the 1987 movie Wall Street...
...resist an impulse to say, "You're fat, out of shape and you smoke. Why would you even think of doing any of this stuff? Just because you can see?" Erik is not impatient or smug, but he tires of people assuming that sight will trump all other attributes and senses combined...