And part of the lobby had been transformed into a TV studio where David Frei, Westminster's director of public relations and on-air master of ceremonies, was doing live feeds with competing canines and their owners back to morning shows or newscasts in their home media markets.

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It reminds Air Force Master Sergeant Jon Feiss(ph) of Christmas and Santa's grotto.

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The Smith collection started when Mr. Ziegler, a 60-year-old retired Air Force master sergeant, read about a collector of thousands of business cards.

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Air Force Master Sergeant Heather Adkins.

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"TWA would not be in bankruptcy court now if it were not for Mr. Icahn's prior plundering of our airline's resources, " said Robert Pastore , chairman of the TWA Master Executive Council of Air Line Pilots in a statement.

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Master Sergeant JON FEISS (Air Force): It's like being in Macy's again, you know, and you're nine years old.

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While tales abound of models going on crash diets and Master Cleanses and publicists surviving on coffee, cigarettes and air kisses, for many like McCotry, it's a balancing act of limiting calorie intake while meeting basic nutritional needs.

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