Word: conflict
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...certain what the actual conditions in California are and can only hear the opinions of the grape growers and the UFW, we do not have enough facts to vote no, they said. And it was this side that carried the day. What this means, essentially, is that when conflict arises between organized labor and the rich land-owning class, we give the benefit of the doubt to the latter...
Jordan wields enormous influence over Clinton, yet sees no conflict when one of the 11 blue-chip corporations of which he is a director ends up profiting from a decision he helped the President make. He oversees a staff of close to 100 registered lobbyists but provides little or no public disclosure of his own influence-peddling activities. He earns $1 million a year from a law practice that requires him to file no brief and visit no courtroom, because his billable hours tend to be logged in posh restaurants, on cellular telephones, in the tufted-leather backseats of limousines...
OCCUPATION: Publishes sleazy books AGE: 44 BEST PUNCH: A HarperCollins spokesman said McCarthy failed to fulfill her promotional obligations. Regan, staying above the fray, says, "Jenny's only conflict is with herself...
Santa Barbara, the soap-opera resort by the sea, is no cauldron of ethnic conflict. Founded by Spanish friars in the 18th century, it has evolved into a complacent retirement community where Latinos, a third of the population, work mostly in low-wage jobs, waiting tables and tending lawns. They rarely challenge the Anglo establishment. But last week, as the school board was preparing to scrap the city's 25-year-old bilingual-education program, 400 Latino families called a three-day strike, boycotting schools and setting up an alternative academy in a community center. At a boisterous public hearing...
...President Clinton accepted the gift of a dog, Buddy [PEOPLE, Dec. 22]. Eventually the media will begin to talk about racism, since Socks is mostly black. So far, no Republican Senator has demanded an investigation, but someone could file a conflict-of-interest suit on behalf of Socks (who will probably be represented by Johnnie Cochran). Then if Janet Reno refuses to appoint a special prosecutor, we'll be hearing about Buddygate all through 1998. Why would anyone want to be President? CAROL L. KING Sunnyvale, Calif...