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- BUSINESS, Page 83Business NotesADVERTISINGTip Is Popping Up All Over
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- When former Speaker of the House Thomas (Tip) O'Neill
- retired after more than 50 years in politics, he had only $2,900
- in the bank. But today O'Neill is faring far better, not just
- because of his best-selling book, Man of the House, but also due
- to his status as a trendy spokesman. O'Neill has appeared in ads
- for American Express and Miller Lite beer, among others. In
- current TV commercials, he can be seen rising from an open
- suitcase on the bed of a Quality Inns International motel.
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- Advertisers favor O'Neill for his familiar face and
- grandfatherly voice. The pay is handsome: for a day's work he
- gets $100,000, equivalent to his annual salary as Speaker. Says
- he: "I always said I'd never be a lobbyist, and lo and behold,
- a new career fell upon me." Next on his agenda: ads for the
- Trump Shuttle.
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