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- n a person who exercises control over workers
- But ex-Goldman Sachs honcho Jon Corzine put $34 million of his own money into all the right pockets.
- Unlike the wild shoot-out in Pakistan that preceded the capture in September of another al-Qaeda honcho, Ramzi Binalshibh, Mohammed's capture went quietly.
- Asked why Bush took the risk, he responded, "Call and ask White House political honcho Ed Gillespie.