In that sense, she can be likened to Chet Baker, the hard-living trumpeter who became similarly popular in the '50s with his whispery vocals and restrained sense of swing.

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George Schultz for Ronald Reagan and James Baker for George Bush senior did some hard deal-making in their day.

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"The services business is changing fast, and we've fallen on hard times, consistently missing forecasts and estimates, " says James Baker III, former U.S. secretary of state and the EDS board member who led the search for a new chief.

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Economist Dean Baker notes that these cuts would hit the average retiree three times as hard as the recent tax increases hit the top 1%.

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