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...described by Sen. Alfonse D'Amato as the "second miraculous discovery within the past 24 hours." It does fit a disturbing pattern, notes TIME's Michael Duffy. "This phenomenon of disappearing then suddenly reappearing documents conjures very unpleasant comparisons with an earlier 'gate.' This is going to attract the avid interest not only of the Senate investigators but of independent Whitewater investigator Kenneth Starr, who probably would like to have gotten these records when he originally asked for them." Hillary Clinton has stated under oath that she did little work related to the troubled S & L, but conflicting comments made...
...strategy was simple: don't worry about daily market fluctuations; reinvest dividends; hang tough. She attended annual meetings of companies whose stock she held and asked questions of their officers. "She was an avid reader of one subject and one subject only: where to invest your money," says her lawyer Benjamin Clark. "She was dedicated to studying various companies she thought might result in a sound investment, and she was right 99% of the time...
...protect fans and cities from franchise hopping. "If you take a look at the camera banks outside, they outnumber Whitewater and Bosnia," said Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania. True, but the real spectacle outside the hearing room in the Dirksen building was the 200-member Dawg Pound. These avid Browns fans lined up along the wall in the hallway dressed in their team colors and various canine guises. When Tagliabue passed by, they implored him to Save the Browns. "Paul," begged one of man's best friends, "don't let Modell take our team away...
...addition to playing the violin. Ptashne is an avid collector of various paintings and sculptures produced by such artists as Matisse, Hoffman and Lachaise...
...avid moviegoer and a ballet and symphony afficianado, Coatsworth has little leisure time because he is currently president of the American Historical Association, a post he calls a "one-year sentence...