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Iraqi President SADDAM HUSSEIN may be pleading poverty in his effort to get the U.N. to lift its devastating economic sanctions, but U.S. officials say Saddam has spent approximately $1 billion on palaces and VIP facilities since the Gulf War. One of the most opulent is a palace on Lake Tharthar, about 80 miles northwest of Baghdad, that is said to be five times the size of the White House. When the construction boom is over, the Master Builder of Baghdad, his family and top officials will have roughly 45 getaways, three times the prewar level...
...already has rankled some officers, such as Lt. Lawrence J. Murphy--the head of VIP protection and, along with Vallier and Police Chief Paul E. Johnson, one of the department's three power centers. Sources say Vallier stripped Murphy this summer of roughly 5,000 compensation hours--extra hours the lieutenant worked without overtime but for which he could later be compensated--that Murphy had built up over the years...
...already has rankled some officers, such as Lt. Lawrence J. Murphy--the head of VIP protection and, along with Vallier and Police Chief Paul E. Johnson, one of the department's three power centers. Sources say Vallier stripped Murphy this summer of roughly 5,000 compensation hours--extra hours the lieutenant worked without overtime but for which he could later be compensated--that Murphy had built up over the years...
...VIP-Lock: So many dignitaries, including Germany's Helmut Kohl and possibly Bill Clinton, are expected to pass though Chicago during the Cup that Rosalie Clark, city chief of protocol, says she has ordered a bunch of spare keys to the city: "I had only four left...
...among the young. Under the incentive plans inspired by the Jostens Renaissance program of Minneapolis, Minnesota, some schools bestow "gold" cards for straight A's and "red" cards for A's and B's. Students who fail to make the honor roll but manage to show progress receive a VIP card, which recognizes them as a Very Improved Person. At some schools the cards entitle students to on-campus perks. "For those kids who get positive support at home, it's just the frosting on the cake," says Leo Egan, an English-department coordinator at Silver Lake Regional High...