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Bob Dole’s loan to Newt Gingrich is the first recorded case of an airbag being saved by a person.

■ Back in the March 24 issue I recounted the pervasive dishonesty of the Ecuadorian government, and the grim prospects for the country’s prospective Eurobond issue, then being marketed by Chase Bank. Chase was on the hook for a $300-million bridge loan that was to be paid off by the Eurobond, and I said at the time that if the bond deal got done, the marketer should get the Salesman of the Year award.

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Bob Dole’s loan to Newt Gingrich is the first recorded case of an airbag being saved by a person.

■ Back in the March 24 issue I recounted the pervasive dishonesty of the Ecuadorian government, and the grim prospects for the country’s prospective Eurobond issue, then being marketed by Chase Bank. Chase was on the hook for a $300-million bridge loan that was to be paid off by the Eurobond, and I said at the time that if the bond deal got done, the marketer should get the Salesman of the Year award.