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...also health costs down the line. But Clinton's advisers acknowledge that his plans -- and the potential costs -- go much further. Clinton has been impressed by the arguments of counselors like Labor Secretary Robert Reich and Laura Tyson, chair of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, who contend that the government must help America's industries to become more competitive players in the global marketplace. That means subsidizing new technologies and industries, retraining workers and pressuring foreign competitors on their trading practices...
Some go so far as to say that the prep school must go. These people contend that the prep school drains the best and brightest from the public school system, thereby weakening...
Impulsive and generous to a fault with relatives and friends, Mobutu must contend with their incessant demands for money and favors. One major distraction has been a feud between children of his late first wife Marie- Antoinette and those of his second, Bobi Ladawa. Another has been rivalry between Bobi Ladawa and her identical twin, a widow whom Mobutu took as a mistress some years ago and with whom he promptly had several children. Though such behavior has roots in African tradition, it has led to raucous family turmoil that represents a significant drain on the time Mobutu devotes...
...contend that we add a new dimension called internally-directed curiosity," she said...
Demjanjuk's attorneys and family members contend that Ryan overlooked evidence because he was under heavy political pressure to win convictions against Nazi criminals...