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...first Sunday after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Vice President Dick Cheney briefed the country on Meet the Press. He was an authoritative, reassuring leader in a time of national crisis. Then, silence. For the past three weeks no Cabinet officer has been seen less by the public. The ever suspicious press started asking questions. "Everyone wants to know where you are," an aide told Cheney last week. The Vice President offered a thin smile: "Don't tell them...
President Neil L. Rudenstine, Summers’ predecessor, created a council of deans that functioned like a presidential cabinet, and reinstituted the office of the provost. For Summers, the idea of bringing the University together has taken a different, less tangible form in the wake of the terrorist attacks...
...insists that Arafat remains Israel's best hope for finding a Palestinian negotiating partner and that resuming the peace process is of critical importance; Sharon believes Arafat can't be trusted and is resisting allowing any further talks. But while he carries the solid support of most of his cabinet, Sharon will struggle to find international support for avoiding talks with Arafat...
...first Sunday after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Vice President Dick Cheney briefed the country on "Meet the Press." He was an authoritative, reassuring leader in a time of national crisis. Then, silence. For the past three weeks no Cabinet officer has been seen less by the public. The ever suspicious press started asking questions. "Everyone wants to know where you are," an aide told Cheney last week. The Vice President offered a thin smile: "Don't tell them...
...Cheney retains his influence by holding his tongue. In most larger meetings - of the Cabinet, say, or with congressional leaders - he sits silently at the President's side, rationing his words for maximum impact. "The smaller the meeting, the more he says," says Hughes. Cheney puts it another way: "I save my advice for the President." Cheney has been working hard to help Bush and Secretary of State Colin Powell weave together a global alliance against terrorism. His past experience is paying dividends. Last week he spoke with Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani of Qatar, an old friend from...