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...that had bought a unionized mine and reopened it as a nonunion one. Another blast blew up a power line leading to the Sprouse Creek Processing Co., the Massey subsidiary that has been a primary strike target. Former Mayor of Matewan Robert McCoy, a member of the original feuding clan, calls it "almost like a civil...
That cause was an unprecedented resolution to impeach President Ferdinand Marcos on charges that he and his family and friends have enriched themselves at the country's expense. The action was sparked by a report in the San Jose Mercury-News, a California daily newspaper, that the Marcos clan has invested some $766 million in real estate in the U.S. and Europe. Marcos' party, which controls the Batasan, easily defeated the motion before the committee. But the President was not relishing his victory. "It's hard to just laugh off these things when you're hurt," he said. "It makes...
...Chung was quietly engineering a revolution. Revered by the staff as a member of the founding clan, he was able to gather information quickly and impose his will. He concluded that quality problems were the crux of the company's ills. Suh Byung Kee, Hyundai's president, recalls Chung bursting into his office five years ago and saying, "Quality is crucial to our survival. We have to get it right no matter what the cost...
...although she has not indulged personally in politics, she remains loyal to the Kennedy clan...
...have a chilling effect on one group close to Hariri: his family. Days after their father's funeral, Hariri's four sons fled the country following a warning that they might be next. But as the Syrians began pulling out their troops, paving the way for elections, the Hariri clan grew concerned that without its leadership, the opposition could falter, jeopardizing Rafiq's legacy. "We gave our father's blood for this country," says Saad, formerly the CEO of the family's $3.8 billion construction empire. "But we realized that we had to continue his dream...