When handsome Bob had submitted his first book manuscript to a dozen publishers, which they all rejected, he decided he wanted a major agent.

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But any athlete whose agent gets them an equity stake in a major shoe company should never consider leaving that agent ever.

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There is a clientless mode for devices with no agent present, and there is a lightweight agent available for every major platform.

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In Part 1 I relayed how a top travel agent was able to instantly make me Gold elite on a major airline I had never flown.

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"The case is very narrow as far as I'm concerned, " says Los Angeles sports attorney Don Gibson, a former sports agent and president of Major League Baseball Properties.

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He was the point man on major crises ranging from the arrest of a CIA agent in Pakistan in 2011 to the explosive row over controversial Afghan presidential elections in 2009.

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Major League Baseball's free agent shopping season is shaping up as a ho-hum affair.

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In 1981, major league baseball players began a 49-day strike over the issue of free-agent compensation.

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That isn't happening in Major League Baseball, which is poised for a week of discussions about possible trades and free-agent signings.

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