Word: agreement
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Back to you, Kofi: Iraq has refused to cooperate with Richard Butler, and on Thursday it stopped a U.N. team from conducting inspections. The big question now is whether Baghdad will play ball with Kofi Annan. "The February agreement that averted a military confrontation specified that the Secretary General would be the final mediator in disputes between Baghdad and the U.N. weapons inspection team," explains TIME reporter Stuart Stogel. "If Iraq refuses to abide by Kofi's ruling in the matter, we'll be back in a crisis situation...
...able to use their testimony to test the veracity of Clinton's responses to similar questions," he says. "Of course, that assumes that the lawyers have different stories to tell than their boss. Perfect consistency -- either in truth or in lies -- should trump Starr. Of course, that kind of agreement is what got Clinton in trouble in the first place...
HIDDEN MEANINGS. In Japan, you nod your head in agreement; your host smiles and thinks you're paying attention. In Egypt, you shake your head in disagreement; your host frowns and wonders why you don't understand. In Mexico, don't call her senora, which can imply aging; call her senorita. And in Zimbabwe, don't ask, "Is it far?"; out of courtesy people will answer, "Not far." (Be specific and ask, "How long does it take by foot...
WASHINGTON: What's in a deal? This much we know: Monica Lewinsky has transactional, or full, immunity from prosecution. That sweeping agreement suggests that the former White House intern may be offering Ken Starr a great deal of useful information. Her mother, Marcia Lewis, has the same protection. Such maneuvering of his main pieces means the independent counsel is reaching the endgame of his investigation. "Starr is moving quickly to bring his star witnesses on stage, Monica and the President," says TIME Washington bureau chief Michael Duffy...
...Striking GM workers could be back on the job as early as today if they vote to ratify the agreement ending their walkout, which has cost the company an estimated $2 billion...