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...shuffle between rotating doctors. The physicians, meanwhile, are transformed from professionals into employees, with a duty to serve not only the interests of their patients but the demands of the corporation as well. "They're asking physicians to pay for their decisions," says internist Madeleine Neems in Lake Bluff, Ill. "That's a terrible concept. When you analyze whether or not a patient needs an expensive test, a lot of times it's not a clear-cut yes or no. I don't want my finances tied into those decisions...
...when council member John E. McDermott '92 called Hornstein's bluff and did propose an amendment making ROTC's return contingent on the repeal of its anti-gay policies, Hornstein stood by the pro-ROTC line...
...Afghanistan and a Deputy Foreign Minister, threatened that Moscow would halt the withdrawal if the mujahedin leadership did not accept some participation by Najibullah's People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (P.D.P.A.) in a shura, or council of leaders, that would choose a new government. The mujahedin, smelling a bluff, would not budge, and the pullout from Kabul continued...
Leftists come in all shapes and sizes, but few have the foursquare charm of Harry Perkins. A bluff, charismatic ex-steelworker, he has been swept into power as Britain's Prime Minister with the most radical mandate of the century. From the start, he proves himself a master of both style and substance. Instead of the traditional ride to Downing Street on his first day of work, he opts for an egalitarian stroll. To both insiders and outsiders he pledges openness and honesty. "We stand on our own two feet, and we tell the truth," he instructs his press secretary...
...world organization, though it reserves the right to exclude security threats. In 1974 Arafat appeared before the General Assembly, an empty pistol holster conspicuous on his hip. At first, Shultz hid behind the flimsy excuse that Arafat had not formally asked for a visa. Then Arafat called the American bluff by making the request through the U.S. consulate in Tunis. The State Department said it would "severely scrutinize" his application. The possibility that the Americans might refuse the visa had angered U.N. Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar, as well as other U.N. officials. But in the end, Shultz rejected...