Word: counseled
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...middle of a Washington Wizards game on Jan. 14, 1998. But when a second page came in at 10:18 p.m. with a message marked "Urgent," the then Deputy Attorney General decided to call back. "What's up?" he asked Jackie Bennett, principal deputy to Independent Counsel Ken Starr...
...night of Jan. 14, Holder demonstrated the kind of apolitical open mind he was known for as a local judge and U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. Named to the DOJ's No. 2 job a year earlier, he served as the contact point for the sprawling independent-counsel probes commissioned by his boss, Janet Reno, into everything from an Arkansas land deal to the firing of the White House's travel office. So when Bennett asked for a meeting late the next day, Holder quickly acceded with an invitation to his office...
...last summer as they've become in recent months, when local governments like Miami Gardens began pressing the issue. "We're seeing a change, more willingness among the banks to cooperate," says Arden Shank, head of the Miami nonprofit Neighborhood Housing Services, which is working with Florida cities to counsel homeowners on foreclosure prevention. "Not too long ago, most banks wouldn't even talk to us." (Read "Fannie and Freddie Offer New Plan to Help Homeowners...
...TIME that the figure is likely to be $1 million or more.) Trickier to manage is the role the former President would play going forward. Should his wife become the country's top diplomat, President No. 42 would probably be required to get clearance from both the White House counsel's office and the State Department's ethics boss before accepting future donations or giving paid speeches. (See pictures of Hillary Clinton meeting Michelle Obama...
...competition, and the constant pressure to make more money to survive high rents and costs. So in these times of economic duress, with plunging stock prices and rising unemployment, that stress can boil over. In October, Caritas, a social services organization, set up a special government-funded hotline to counsel those suffering from the economic downturn. In the first month, Caritas received more than 1,000 calls from Hong Kong citizens who had lost their jobs or savings. "Hong Kong people are very stressful in their daily life," says Pinky Yung, a Caritas manager. "If they have no money, there...