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...boldest acts--his recent proposal to create an independent oversight board for the accounting industry, the fraud charges he has brought against WorldCom--seem to come a few beats late. "He is not doing the job, in my opinion," Senate majority leader Tom Daschle declared as the WorldCom news broke...
...been reached," says lobbyist Kenneth Duberstein, who served as chief of staff for Ronald Reagan. When the Senate Banking Committee passed new accounting regulations on June 18, few thought the bill would get the 60 votes it needed to overcome an almost certain filibuster. But after the WorldCom scandal broke, Daschle announced that the bill would be the first order of business when the Senate returns from its Fourth of July recess and predicted that it would get 80 votes...
TIME: And the movie Elton John was going to make of your life? Dirie: That has faded out. TIME: What next? Dirie: I have started the Desert Dawn Foundation to raise money for schools and clinics in Somalia. What I saw there broke my heart. These people have nothing, really nothing...
Kirkland House Master Tom C. Conley said he and his wife were in the Master’s residence when the flames broke...
...what made this World Cup truly memorable were the tiny bonfires that football's up-and-comers set under the established sides. Although no underdog actually broke through, what fun it was to watch the Senegalese, with their ecstatic conga-line celebrations after their unexpected goals. And the Turks, whose relentless perseverance eventually paid off when they secured a 3-2 victory over the indefatigable Koreans in the battle for third place. Who could forget the end of that match; Korean and Turkish players with their arms around one another's shoulders, saluting the Korean fans. Next time, at World...