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Outside the President's immediate family and staff, Betsey Wright is probably Bill Clinton's most passionate defender. As a top aide in Arkansas and on the campaign trail, she was the chief squelcher of controversy and scandal. But now her peculiar combination of roles -- confidant, hatchet woman and business...
If Rostenkowski were to plead guilty to a lesser felony, Holder's office might be willing to go along with it in order to avoid a jury trial. Said a source with knowledge of the government's case against Rostenkowski: "It's not a head shot." This means that regardless...
The arrival of the three men raised no alarm, since one was Farydoun Boyerahmadi, 38, a Bakhtiar aide and confidant. He was bringing two friends, Ali Vakili Rad, 32, and Mohammed Azadi, 31, to meet the famous exile. The guards at the door collected the visitors' passports, frisked the men...
Chastened reformers have been swift to heed the electoral message that when Yeltsin does not offer his coattails, they risk a ride into oblivion. While Yeltsin remained silent after the electoral returns, his confidant Mikhail Poltoranin warned, "Fascism is creeping in the door opened by our divisions and our ambitions...
Paramount said its board would meet to set up a procedure to consider bids from all interested parties. So unless Viacom chairman Sumner Redstone decides to raise his bid, his company could be the loser. Diller, who watched the hearing on television from QVC's West Chester, Pennsylvania, offices, said...