Word: asking
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Grogan said the report would lead administrators to ask questions about how they can further contribute economically to their community...
...smell of political red meat. Except when you ask the Republicans what they would do differently, the answer is: not much. They offer no fresh ideas, just stricter oversight of loans, more criticism of bad behavior, greater caution toward leaders. No one, not even firebrand Jesse Helms, who is about to launch Senate hearings, would stop all aid or cut Russia adrift. Candidates like George W. Bush don't disagree with the basic notion of engaging Russia either, so he's left to look for traction with the mushy "I'd manage it better" argument. Even the most skeptical voter...
...Indeed, a prominent G.O.P. source tells TIME that a Bush envoy visited Minneapolis recently and spoke to Ventura allies about the Reform Party nomination. The envoy didn't explicitly push a Trump candidacy or a Ventura run--something the Minnesota Governor has officially ruled out. But the envoy did ask if Ventura would fight a Buchanan bid. The answer came back: he would welcome others in the race. (The Bush camp denies even sending an envoy.) Buchanan, of course, bristles at the idea of a Ventura-Trump-Bush alliance. He told TIME last week, "When people talk about the insiders...
This was a question that was asked--or perhaps not asked--by hundreds of bankers dealing with Russia in the past decade. Money gushed out of the country for accounts unknown. But it is hard for investigators--to say nothing of politicians--to make a distinction between who was actively helping the Russians rob their economy and who was simply practicing don't-ask banking...
...After spending the day tooling through San Francisco on a rented scooter, they arrive at Elroys elated, having found an apartment and office space. They are so fresh to the Valley that Luis and Thomas still don't have visas to work in the U.S., which is why they ask that their last names not be published. Their sense of possibility is so corny it's infectious. By the end of dinner, they are even using the right metaphors. "Everybody wants the gold," Thomas says. "The difference between this country and the next one is that here there...