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...upstairs to his room at the tiny Governor's Inn to change out of his blue suit; it's the only one he has in Tallahassee, and it has started to rain. Fond of Lands' End tailoring, knit ties and cheap watches, Boies quickly returns in a gray tweed wool jacket, which, for the rest of the day, he pulls over his head to stay dry, as if an umbrella might slow him down. He feels the same way about briefcases and legal pads. As best I can tell, through 13 TV appearances, several meetings and one press conference, everything...
...mirthful over the most inane of things. In this haze of holiday cheer, I spent the four days catching up on my pop culture, but when it was all over, I felt a lingering discomfort in my stomach (maybe it was the butternut squash?). I felt like the wool had been pulled over my eyes-as if something wasn't quite right. I thought and thought and thought... And then I figured...
Forget the profitless dotcoms. Better to hunt for beaten-up telecom stocks like Verizon and WorldCom, which are now popping up on the screens of dyed-in-the-wool value managers. The tech tortured can seek solace among energy services, banks and insurers, consumer staples and health care. Stay diversified and somewhat conservative. An all-purpose growth-and-income fund might be just the thing. Bonds are also a decent place to hide while the market is seeing a dark cloud behind every silver lining...
...Unfortunately for his dyed-in-the-wool conservative fans, that Dick Cheney has gone underground. And he?s unlikely to resurface anytime soon. In his place, a new candidate has emerged: This guy walks the middle ground, woos independents, and steers clear of explosive issues. It turns out you can teach old dogs new tricks: Just as Lieberman tailored his public pronoucements to suit his party?s fundraising agenda, Cheney pried himself away from long-held positions to help George W. Bush attract the critical swing votes - the majority of which must be lured from the middle ground sandwiched between...
...wool shed housing "Ironbark" Jim and his sheepdog performing shearing demonstrations