Word: turneritis
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...Corpus Christi courtroom, Bailey's lawyers will take on Ford Motor Co. and its tire supplier, Bridgestone/Firestone. The charge: that a defective tire--and more important, a defective car--took her livelihood. The principal defendant: the top-selling SUV of the decade, the Ford Explorer. Says lead attorney Tab Turner: "You can't divorce the two. It's a bad tire...
...would Ted Turner's buying into Media Most affect the Russian media and political landscape...
...once information became available that Ted Turner was considering buying into Media Most, Gazprom said that was an abrogation of the deal, and that NTV [Media Most's flagship TV network] had no right to independently seek a foreign investor. They insisted that this could happen only via Deutsche Bank, with the blessing of Gazprom. But Media Most officials say that Gazprom had informed Deutsche Bank that they were backing out of the deal, and that leaves NTV free to dispose of its stock as it chooses. But Andrei Tsimailo, deputy to Media Most chief Vladimir Gusinsky, today told Russian...
...might Turner's involvement frustrate Putin...
...know if he is involved, but if the reports prove true, it's a big blow to Putin because, as we say in Russia, his arms are too short to get Turner. He can put the screws on Russians, but not on Ted Turner. Putin generally believes all Russians are serfs to the Kremlin, but Turner is not Russian. If he invested in NTV, it would be a very good gesture of solidarity with what is left of freedom of speech in Russia. But of course nobody will help the Russians unless the Russians help themselves...