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...surface, U.S. policy had not changed. Two weeks ago, referring to the guarantees, Bush promised only that he was "committed to seeing that they get considered." Last week, instead of subtly pointing at its wallet, the White House made clear that it was ready to pull it away. What had been an admonition came close to sounding like coercion, at least for some Israelis. Said Yossi Olmert, the Israeli government spokesman: "Bush has crossed that Rubicon...
Years ago, I was on a seaplane with two aspiring billionaires (they were merely Rich Guys) bound for Manhattan. The fare was $100, and after we'd landed on the East River, the pilot asked us to cough it up. I reached for my wallet, thinking "Boy, this is a lot of money"; Rich Guy No. 1 pulled a $100 bill from his wallet; Rich Guy No. 2 asked me to reach behind and grab his briefcase -- his money was in there. But as I was beginning to twist around toward the luggage, Rich Guy No. 1 raised his hand...
...offering up to 20 million shares in its major subsidiary, International Specialty Products. The deal is as profitable as anything ever concocted in the Wayne, N.J., chemical maker's laboratories -- particularly for chairman Samuel Heyman. The stock he would control could now be worth at least a wallet-fattening $900 million -- more than 20 times what he paid to take GAF private...
Attention, strollers: Have you noticed those guys in the fancy jackets and shades, walking close behind you, listening as you hum to yourself, checking out your look? Don't worry about it. They don't want your wallet. They want to make you a star...
Company president Hiroshi Majima says he hatched the idea when a fellow traveler in China lost his passport, causing the tour group annoying delays. His invention, sold in four-packs for about $72, is meant to be attached to a wallet or passport, where it will noisily remind people not to leave such valuables behind. Most fabrics -- with the exception of sheer swimsuit materials -- should block enough light to stop the music...