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Berger's great asset to Clinton has been -- and will be -- what Greg Craig, a Washington lawyer who served with Berger on the board of a human-rights group, calls "an unerring instinct for the important" -- the ability to figure out which issues are peripheral before that becomes obvious to others, and to avoid spending any more time in a meeting than needed to accomplish his purpose. Colleagues praise him for other lawyerly virtues as well: sound judgment, discretion, the ability to absorb technical minutiae fast without losing sight of the big picture, a willingness, says a friend, "to work...
...feeling Harvard will treat it as an investment instead of a useful asset for skiers," said Daniel Sproule Love '93, nordic captain of the Harvard ski team...
...stereotypes could be a lot worse. Rep. Robert Matsui (D-Calif.) says that nowadays, one's "Asianness" can be a political advantage, as long as the negative parts of the stereotype are downplayed. "Not looking like a politician is a major asset," he adds...
...dictator Ferdinand Marcos fled the Philippines in shame. Only massive vote fraud had saved him from a crushing defeat in an presidential contest against a novice. Corazon Aquino's ability to use yellow as a political weapon without invoking Tony Orlando was her only asset. Nowadays people regard Marcos with amused indifference and remember him primarily for wife Imelda's footwear...
McLarty's greatest asset is his 41-year relationship with the President- elect. During the past year, Clinton spoke frequently in private about the importance of staying "grounded" in the face of so much new attention. Clinton's defeat in his 1980 attempt for a second gubernatorial term taught him that he could get too arrogant for his own good. When he asked McLarty earlier this month to consider the chief of staff's job, Clinton told his old friend that he wanted someone who could look the most powerful man on earth in the eye, remind...