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ONLY HALF-JOKINGLY he called himself the "Godfather, the Samurai, the leader, the warrior." That may sound a bit over the top for a publishing executive. But in his world of high-fashion magazines, Steven Florio, longtime CEO of Condé Nast, had a point. Expert at imagining creative ways to win and please advertisers, the charming Florio boosted the company that produces Vogue, Glamour and Vanity Fair to the second largest in the industry during the '90s, when many magazines were flagging. Florio was 58 and died after a heart attack...
...Robert Florio and Sarah Butler were also arraigned in connection with the crime, according to Emily LaGrassa, a spokesperson for the Middlesex District Attorney’s office...
They also arrested 18-year-old Sarah Butler of Penbroke, Mass. and 17-year-old Robert Florio of Randolph, Mass., charging them as “accessories after the fact...
Although personal money often isn't enough--ask Steve Forbes--it was in this case, partly because Florio was still widely unpopular for having haughtily raised taxes in 1990. Corzine won handily, even polling well in Florio's backyard. He now faces Republican Bob Franks from Hackensack, a generic four-term House member. And while Franks voted for Newt Gingrich's Contract with America, he's considered a moderate who sticks mostly to homegrown issues, like pipeline safety, waste disposal and noise reduction at Newark Airport...
...Amount his opponent, Jim Florio, spent for each of the 179,864 votes he received...