Word: veterans
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...purchase at $9 million, Koskotas somehow produced a bankroll big enough to buy it. He knew exactly where he wanted to go. The Socialists were immersed in an election and Koskotas was determined to curry favor. Within a few months he hired as bank general manager a PASOK veteran, Panayotis Vakalis, whom he knew to be a longtime friend of Andreas Papandreou's. The connection eventually brought the young banker and the Prime Minister together. The great swindle was under...
Some Democrats were hinting that Dole and Sununu, who are both more combative than Bush, might be eager for a return to the confrontational days of the Reagan era. "If you're John Sununu and you're more conservative than your President," said a Democratic veteran, "this is a way to get ((him)) to take on Congress early on." Given the large Democratic majorities on Capitol Hill, Republicans scoff at the idea. "We're not that dumb," said a top White House aide...
...only hope for survival. The reason: while daily newspaper readership has stagnated all across the U.S. in the past decade, Sunday readership has grown. Sunday editions account for 40% to 50% of the advertising revenue of many dailies. "It's a Hobson's choice," says Gary Hoenig, a veteran New York newspaperman who recently left Newsday to edit a new industry trade magazine called NewsInc. "The Post can't succeed without a Sunday paper, but it is very hard to win over Sunday readers...
Whether or not that optimistic forecast comes true will ultimately depend on the quality of the paper, which is the province of editor Jane Amsterdam. A respected veteran of the glossy Manhattan Inc., Amsterdam has moved slowly since arriving at the Post last May. While she has curtailed most of the Murdoch-era excesses, revived the paper's credibility and boosted staff morale, the Post still retains much of its traditional gamy flavor. DEVIL- LOVING TEXAS TEEN NABBED IN MOM'S SLAYING was the headline over one story last week...
...ordered in advance and at least stand a chance of being fresher and better prepared. The major carriers offer as many as 18 alternative menus, including kosher, Hindu, vegetarian, high protein, no salt, low calorie, low cholesterol, diabetic and children's. American's seafood plate is particularly popular among veteran flyers. Special meals cost the companies more because they require special handling and are not mass produced. Says San Francisco businessman David Kliman: "It allows me to choose what to eat rather than have it just dished...