He broke all his ties with the Conkling political machine.
VOA: special.2010.04.29
The Olympic torch did not burn properly during the opening ceremony, an ice-making machinebroke down as did several buses, and unseasonably mild weather caused events to be postponed.
Big Machine Label Group, who broke the career of country artist Taylor Swift, and is now home to other mega-stars such as Tim McGraw, Rascal Flatts, Martina McBride, Jewel, and Reba McEntire, struck a landmark deal earlier this month with Clear Channel Media and Entertainment, the largest radio company in the United States.