Word: scions
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...Richard Gephardt set off a fight for the soul of the party. His probable replacement, Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco, is an unapologetic member of the party's liberal wing--most recently she led the fight against the President's drive for congressional authorization to strike Iraq--and a scion of a minor Democratic dynasty: her father served in Congress and as mayor of Baltimore, a job her brother also held. (Her daughter Alexandra became friendly with Bush while making Journeys with George, a documentary about his presidential campaign.) The apparent anointment of Pelosi, a dynamic fund raiser who would...
Graham, 57, is the son of the late publishing legend Katharine Graham. Sulzberger, 51, is scion of the family that has run the Times since 1896. The two minded their manners at last week's dinner, offering jokes "about that IHT stuff," as Sulzberger put it, and chatting amiably and at length even when the evening's agenda didn't require that they be together. But bitterness clearly lingers after the several months of what a Post insider called "highly painful negotiations...
...fair, this is not the same old Forsyte--not exactly. It's been pared to eight episodes (Sundays, check local listings), with a faster pace and a foreshortened story. Soames Forsyte (Damian Lewis), the scion of a wealthy, stodgy London family, is ready to settle down. He meets the near penniless Irene (Gina McKee), his temperamental opposite: she loves art, he's a philistine; she is drawn to ideas, he to money. Naturally, she marries him. Soon she's making eyes at Philip Bosinney (Ioan Gruffudd), the brilliant, artistic architect whom Soames hires to build a country house. Their affair...
...will be harder than usual with the world watching. Moreover, the election promises to deliver Kashmir a new generation of leaders that may finally free it from the prejudice and intransigence of the past. Backed by India, the National Conference is led by Omar Abdullah, the 32-year-old scion of the state's most powerful political clan. He's expected to win the elections and succeed his father as chief minister. On the other side, the anti-election All Parties Hurriyat Conference, an alliance of 26 political, social and religious parties that adamantly opposes Indian rule, was co-founded...
French CEO Edouard Michelin is no revolutionary, but he is fomenting unprecedented change at his family's eponymous tire company. Long known for its paternalistic, authoritarian and secretive management style, the 113-year-old firm has become much more open since the 39-year-old scion's ascension to the top job in 1999. Even the Guide Rouge, which awards the coveted Michelin stars, held its first-ever press conference earlier this year under the leadership of its new English (!) boss. Edouard has also broken with tradition to ease relations with media, markets and shareholders, and this week he will...