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Some of the coffees flirted more obviously with influence peddling. When Clinton met in May 1996 with top officials from J.P. Morgan, Wells Fargo, Chase Manhattan and other major financial institutions, the President brought along his top banking regulators, Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin and Comptroller of the Currency Eugene Ludwig. But what has made the coffees especially controversial is that in addition to traditional political donors, Clinton acted as host to foreigners and special pleaders in the listening sessions. In February 1996 Clinton met with Wang Jun, whose many businesses include an arms-trading company owned by the People...
...race may produce the most far-reaching scandals of any in labor history. Government sources told TIME that a federal grand jury in Manhattan is investigating not only Carey but also a cast of characters who had an interest in keeping his presidency alive, including two of America's most powerful labor leaders, AFL-CIO president John Sweeney and secretary-treasurer Richard Trumka. So far, three men connected to Carey--campaign manager Jere Nash, fund raiser Martin Davis and consultant Michael Ansara--have pleaded guilty to conspiracy. The three have contradicted Carey's assertion that he had no knowledge...
Martha Stewart Living feeds all other Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia businesses. Sprawled over three floors of a landmarked Manhattan building, the offices, all natural bright light and blond wood, look like an MSL feature spread come to life. "What's unique about Martha Stewart Living is that it is a living brand," says Patrick, 54, the company's president. "The ideas and information we cover, we present and create. Our up-front costs are higher than other magazines', but now that will be spread over Omnimedia. We present information, and it is all repurposed material." Translation: everything in the magazine...
First, let it be known that Bryant Gumbel doesn't spend every hour of the workday in the nattiest Joseph Abboud suit. On a midsummer morning at CBS's Manhattan studios, he is wearing slightly wrinkled cotton trousers and a golf shirt as he heads an editorial meeting for his new weekly prime-time newsmagazine show, Public Eye with Bryant Gumbel (CBS, Wednesdays...
Time, however, is not something the Zippers have much of these days. They've been touring almost non-stop recently, having just driven 20 hours from Atlanta to Manhattan at the time of the interview. The band played a show at the Orpheum Theater on Sept. 22, which Cole described as "excellent-the crowd was really enthusiastic, and we love Boston. Jimbo blew a whole month's worth of 'hell money' in one night there...