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...supposed to start firing right away to keep control of the population." He said his superiors had warned that if a U.S. invasion succeeds, "they will make certain the attaches get no jobs and don't eat" -- an effective threat in a country where only the luckiest have work or regular meals...
...into the room in his workaday outfit of T shirt, shorts and sneakers. "It's brand-new. Clean walls. New carpet. Office furniture. I used to have a paper route, and now I have three floors of a theater building on Broadway in New York City. I'm the luckiest man alive...
...merger turned out to be the richest -- and luckiest -- deal in McCaw's life. The two companies had first spoken of the arrangement last November when AT&T agreed to acquire 33% of McCaw Cellular of Kirkland, Washington, for $3.8 billion. Negotiations stalled, however, over the issue of how to divvy up strategic decisions and future profits. The solution of buying all of McCaw, rather than just part of it, might not have been possible a few months ago. Fortune intervened, however, when the value of AT&T's stock rose 46%, or $26.5 billion, between November and two weeks...
...Clinton may well be the luckiest President in the history of the country," says Don McWhorter, president of Banc One in Columbus, Ohio. The Arkansan took office when cyclical trends were about to cause a long-overdue quickening of the recovery (which, in fact, began in the closing months of the Bush Administration). For example, despite the well-publicized losses at GM, IBM and Sears, corporate profits in general are soaring. Low interest rates have reduced the cost of paying off debt, and downsizing programs have made many companies more competitive. Says Hugh Johnson, financial strategist for the New York...
They were even given T-shirts with "Every Yard Needs a Garden" emblazoned across the back. In terms of day-to-day living, the first-years at 29 G may be some of the luckiest on campus...