Word: asia
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After working at several foundations as an economist assisting developing nations in Latin America and Southeast Asia, Wharton served as president of Michigan State University from 1970 to 1978, and then as chancellor of the State University of New York, the nation's largest university system. He holds 51 honorary degrees...
...unprepared. If that weren't enough, sources tell TIME that Jones may be about to suffer a blow from Judge Richard Matsch. For months, Jones has said the bombing may have been the result of an international conspiracy. To gather evidence, Jones sent investigators to the Middle East and Asia. Now, these sources say, Matsch may decide not to permit the defense to call witnesses who would testify about the alleged plot. Apparently Jones has not convinced Matsch that his theory is plausible enough to merit consideration by the jury. The government is paying for McVeigh's defense, and with...
...Berger, the National Security Council chief who missed getting the job last year by a whisker of his perpetual five o'clock shadow. Aides say Berger is much more of a disciplinarian than Bowles or Leon Panetta, and unafraid to give Clinton bad news with the bark off. An Asia specialist who enjoys the support of the First Lady, Berger is also intensely political and was one of Clinton's first backers in 1988. What Berger lacks is the chumminess and personal chemistry that Clinton enjoys with Bowles. Clinton might also be reluctant to shuffle his foreign policy team...
Young, who represents European and U.S. aircraftmakers in Asia, has refused to be interviewed. Friends say he is a self-made man who worked his way to the top of Asia's competitive aerospace market by selling used aircraft parts across the region in the 1960s and '70s, sleeping in bus stations and bathing in airport rest rooms to save money. He rose to a position of power in the G.O.P. organization Republicans Abroad, and served as regional coordinator for George Bush in 1988 before giving up his U.S. citizenship...
...will serve Yeoh well as she tries to become an Asian leading lady in Hollywood. "The most important thing," she insists, "is to start. Already, you can see minds changing. They're not thinking so much in colors: white, black, Asian. They also recognize that the world market includes Asia--and that's a very big market out there. The curtain is going up, and now we're finally going to be able to have a good show...