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...Those close to Biden say that the only person who could persuade him to quit is the first lady, Jill Biden. She continually tries to limit her husband’s public exposure. But scarcity is not a strategy....
...Hubert Humphrey, his vice-president, squared off against Robert F Kennedy until Kennedy’s assassination in June....
...I was brought back to that state of mind when, on the recommendation of historian Jill Lepore, I listened to tapes of Hubert Humphrey, made when he was mayor of Minneapolis in the summer of 1946....
...Mr Singer’s abrupt departure follows the sacking of clothing, home and beauty managing director Jill McDonald in July, after which Mr Rowe took direct control of the division....
...Analysts said that another executive resignation so soon after the departure of Jill McDonald, previously head of clothing and home, did not bode well....
...Mr Hewitt’s exit follows that of CFO Humphrey Singer and clothing boss Jill McDonald last year. Finally, at Babcock Archie Bethel is retiring as chief executive after 16 years....
...Mr Rowe is currently running the clothing and home business for the second time in his career after the departure of Jill McDonald over the summer....
...But clothing sales fell 5.5 per cent like-for-like after the well-documented stock availability problems that led to the departure of the division’s director, Jill McDonald, during the summer....
...McDonald over the summer and the departure of finance chief Humphrey Singer, announced ten days ago....
...That was the year Democrats nominated Hubert Humphrey, the vice-president and pillar of the establishment. He was also defeated by Nixon. In Reich’s view, Biden is the new Humphrey....
...Mr Mason replaces Humphrey Singer, who announced earlier this year he was going to M&S, which is in the middle of its own management revamp....
...“I remind them that when I was a young man back in 1968 [when Hubert Humphrey was the Democratic nominee] we made the same foolish mistake and we created Nixon,” he said....
...But Yes Minister is anathema because of its portrayal of a fictional cabinet secretary, Sir Humphrey Appleby, whose mission in life is to frustrate the agenda of his ministerial masters....
...There are four elderly prize-winning pet sheep in the front yard, known by name and hand-fed by Jill....
...HUMPHREY LYTTELTONJazz trumpeter/radio presenter1921-2008 On April 10, jazz trumpeter Humphrey Lyttelton performed at the Bull’s Head pub in Barnes, south-west London, 42 years after he first played there...
...CHILDREN’S BOOKS Jill Slotover THE LOST EARS by Phillida Gili Boxer ₤10.99, 32 pages A warm and satisfying story for the very youngest, tenderly illustrated, in which tiny teddy Harry, who lives in Oliver...
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