Tim McCarthy

Tim MacCarthy Earliest Nissan involvement: 1990 Role: Vice president for government affairs, Nissan North America Key influence: Demonstrated how an import-brand automaker could stand up for its own interests in Washington and not appear "un-American"

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Harry Stoffer

May 19, 2008 05:00 AM

On Christmas Eve in 1997, the hopes of a team of young American Olympic athletes nearly went up in smoke — before any competition occurred — when a fire destroyed their bobsled.

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