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...diplomatic phalanx went into furious motion last week as Washington stewed over martial means and ends. Colin Powell, the former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff whose Gulf War success carries great weight, spoke up on Kosovo after weeks of silence. A foreign policy imbroglio that requires military force needs clear, precise goals if that force is to be used wisely, advised the retired Army general. "You have to have pretty solid political objectives, and then apply decisive force to them," he said. "Nothing in the Powell doctrine says no casualties." He pointedly noted that the Gulf War planners...
...books of the four largest yayasan. "Suharto had distributed the money to his children and friends," he says. Soedjono discovered that one of the largest foundations had disbursed 84% of its funds on unauthorized pursuits, including loans to companies owned by Suharto's children and friends. Suharto, as chairman, had had to sign any check over $50,000. Soedjono submitted a preliminary report on his findings to President Habibie last June and was fired five hours later. (Habibie says Soedjono was dismissed because he stepped outside the line of command on another matter...
...shifted" in favor of gun control, Democrats behind the scenes aren't so sure. "That's manure," said a leading House Democratic staff member. He and others haven't forgotten how in 1994 the N.R.A. knocked out two of the party's giants, Speaker Tom Foley and Judiciary Committee chairman Jack Brooks, over their support for the assault-weapons ban. And they note that rural, pro-gun districts have more clout in the House. Then there's the N.R.A.'s well-funded PAC and its soft-money donations. Majority leader Dick Armey and whip Tom DeLay each...
...politics, and even some Republicans. Goldman Sachs president JOHN THORNTON hasn't raised money for a candidate before, doesn't even give to the company's political-action committee; but since meeting Bradley nine months ago, he has been asking for and getting checks from friends--including Goldman chairman HENRY PAULSON, a Republican who's backing JOHN MCCAIN. J.P. Morgan managing director JACKSON TAI, a Republican who also avoided politics until getting to know Bradley, a former J.P. Morgan consultant, is helping raise tens of thousands of dollars...
...hefty $4.3 million in the first quarter, and will do even better in the second: word on the street is that he could report as much as $8 million or $9 million, and Gore supporters are worried that he could top the Vice President's take. Bradley finance chairman LOUIS SUSMAN refused to speculate beyond "more than $6" million, but Bradley will clearly have the cash to be a contender...