Word: moneys
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...Today's players are influenced, in part, by sums of money that have grown wildly out of proportion - money in such quantities that it cannot do other than create an aura of invincibility. While Ruth was the first pro athlete to make more than the President, the NBA's minimum salary is now greater than the sum the U.S. pays its commander in chief. At the same time, sports teams and leagues have become larger and wealthier - and, perhaps, unwilling to rein in the stars who are creating that wealth. Maybe the suspension handed out to Rocker - considered tough...
...think that McCain probably wants Forbes to stay in for a while. That way Forbes can compete against Bush in states that McCain doesn't do as well in like Delaware and Michigan. And Forbes has a lot of money, so there's reason to think he'll be around for a while...
...John F. Dickerson(At the McCain campaign headquarters following the win): "Everybody's obviously thrilled. They thought at best they'd win by 5 or 6 percent. Now they hope this turns into money across the nation and into poll numbers in South Carolina...
LOOK OUT, AMAZON If you thought Amazon was the best place for discount books, CDs, movies and video games, think again. Half.com lets visitors buy and sell used books, CDs, etc. for half price. Sellers pay a 15% commission; buyers get a money-back guarantee. As a promo gimmick, the site got a small town in Oregon to change its name to Half.com for the year in exchange for some free...
...that included two across-the-lane neighbors, Thomas Skakel, 17, and his 15-year-old brother Michael. If the Moxleys were well off, the Skakels were Greenwich royalty. Rushton Skakel was chairman of Great Lakes Carbon, one of the world's largest privately held companies. In a union of money, power and more money, Skakel's sister Ethel had married Bobby Kennedy in 1950, making Rushton's seven children Kennedy cousins. Martha Moxley, pretty, vivacious and popular, became part of their crowd. (Later Dorthy found a diary entry in which Martha recounted fending off Tommy's attempts...