Word: alma
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Powell said that he was not worried about his safety if he decided to run. Alma Powell, whom a family member had said was firmly opposed to a campaign, said that her fears for the safety of her husband were not a factor: "Everybody has known that I had a concern, but I want you to know that played no part in his decision." Mark Thompson notes: "Fundamentally, the guy likes his privacy. His wife says that she wasn't a factor in the decision, but of course Powell took her concerns into account." Mrs. Powell also denied that...
State visit or not, Jiang seemed determined to wring all the advantage he could out of the occasion. He tried to put Clinton on the defensive, insisting he was still outraged that the U.S. had granted Taiwan's President Lee Teng-hui a visa to travel to his alma mater, Cornell University, last June. A Chinese official claimed later that the U.S. "has made it clear to the Chinese side that it has drawn a lot of lessons from the damage it has wrought upon Sino-U.S. relations...
...emphasized that the graduates' letter should not be taken as a harsh criticism but as a suggestion for their alma mater...
...them once did out of envy and hostility, that if each of the 1.2 billion residents in the People's Republic of China (PRC) spit into the Taiwan Strait, the island of Taiwan would be submerged. Infuriated by Taiwan President Lee Tung-hui's successful odyssey back to his alma mater. Cornell, communist leaders in the PRC conducted two missile tests in the summer and have launched endless verbal attacks in media. In fact, some outside observers believe them to be warning Chiang Kai-shek's heirs not to play with fire, unless they would feel comfortable swimming...
Kaveney, who graduated from Northeastern University last year, said that he came for a good time rather than for the sporting event, although he was hoping that his alma mater would do well...