Word: winstone
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...subsequent surveys - and an ICM poll shows that three times more people trust the BBC (31%) to tell the truth than the government (10%), with 49% saying "neither." It would hurt Blair to be seen as continuing to kick the state broadcaster when it's down; as his predecessor Winston Churchill once said, "in victory, magnanimity." But his lopsided victory in the Kelly affair looks like it may become a staple of public discourse. Dyke warmed to his role as the popular boss victimized by Hutton, complaining that the government had gotten to pick its own referee and that...
...investment banker who helped take Krispy Kreme Doughnuts public, Phalen, 33, became well acquainted with the company, based in Winston-Salem, N.C. In January he became CFO of the rapidly growing chain. His experience with consumer companies while he was in corporate finance at CIBC World Markets will come in handy as he manages Krispy Kreme's balance sheet for future growth. The firm, with about 340 shops in the U.S., Canada, Britain and Australia, enters Mexico this winter and is eyeing Asia...
...Queen reigned for 31 years, crossing the Atlantic 1,001 times, three of them carrying Winston Churchill. During World War II, she gave up her old rich crowd to carry servicemen and their families. She was much beloved. So last week, when Queen Elizabeth II stood in blustery winds on a pier in Southampton, England, and released a bottle of champagne against the bow of the dowager's heir to christen her the Queen Mary 2, the new vessel, the largest cruise ship ever built, had a huge legacy to live...
...himself Arabic and missed the birth of a son. Specialist Bernard Talimeliyor, 24, a native of the U.S. protectorate of Yap, Micronesia, was so moved by the events of 9/11 that he decided to enlist, even though he had never seen mainland U.S. Two noncommissioned officers, Staff Sergeant Abe Winston, 42, and Sergeant David Kamont, 34, serve as mentors to the platoon's three youngest G.I.s, Private Lequine Arnold, 20, an African American from Goldsboro, N.C.; Beverly, an amateur artist from Akron, Ohio; and Jenks, who joined the platoon in late November. Grimes, 26, the only female soldier attached...
...Schermerhorn speaks, Kamont and Winston recline on the secondhand couches that adorn the platoon's common area. They stare at a television hooked up to a portable DVD player that serves up a steady stream of war movies, sci fi, horror and porn. In front of the TV is a coffee table littered with picked-over ready-to-eat meals, Tootsie Rolls and water bottles filled with tobacco juice. Heat comes from three portable radiators. The platoon's house--the hooch, as the G.I.s call it--lies within the perimeter of the Azimiya palace compound, built by Saddam...