Word: controller
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...pages of a State Department briefing . book stamped SECRET. Methodically, Baker underlines almost every sentence. "It's how I learn," he explains. "That and taking almost verbatim notes when someone is briefing me. 'Proper preparation prevents poor performance': one of my father's maxims. That's how you gain control. I'm on Africa now," he says. "We'll pick up and move when I get to the Near East...
...fear a resurgent Moscow. "If they really reform their economic system," he says, "they'll be more secure at home and thus less inclined to military adventurism abroad." Baker's only worry, it seems, is that Gorbachev's days may be numbered. But as long as Gorbachev retains control, Baker is determined to deal wherever...
...more quickly, we've joined the fax age; the number is (212) 522-0907. Meanwhile, there's always a bag of letters delivered the conventional way for Chase and Rutherford to peruse. "We have just run stories on three subjects that always generate mail: abortion, capital punishment and gun control," says Chase. "We're going to be swamped...
...Shamir has given no sign he is willing to make real concessions to the Palestinians. He is strongly against any substantive international role in Middle East talks as well as any dealings with the P.L.O. Most important of all, Shamir absolutely opposes giving up control of the West Bank and Gaza Strip...
...when it was introduced in 1980, Washlets or similar brands of washing toilets have found their way into 1 out of 8 Japanese homes, according to TOTO. The latest model, called the Washlet Queen, includes a built-in deodorizer, a hand-held wireless remote control to activate front and back sprinklers, and a heater. For the particularly diffident, who hesitate to visit a showroom, TOTO offers a list of 28 shops and restaurants around Tokyo that have Washlets...