Word: delay
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...happen? He will sort through the contradictory advice Clinton was given--State Department in favor, Justice against--and look for signs that Loral lobbied behind the scenes. Before Clinton signed, the company bombarded the White House with calls and at least one letter, warning the Administration that delay would jeopardize Loral's contract. Schwartz says he never raised the issue with Clinton directly. The company's chief Washington lobbyist, Thomas B. Ross, who was once a spokesman for former National Security Adviser Tony Lake, did send a letter to the current National Security Adviser, Sandy Berger, telling him that Schwartz...
Another information edge the pros enjoy is "real-time" stock quotes. You may not know it, but the NASDAQ quotes you get from CNBC, and quotes on most free Websites, are delayed 15 min. That delay can kill you when a stock is falling a point every 60 sec. And, let's be frank, a story in the New York Times or TIME can't take the place of in-depth analysis, although journalists can add valuable information...
...Thomas J. Bliley (R-Va.) sent a letter to President Clinton demanding an apology. The letter was signed by more than 50 House Republicans, including Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.), Majority Leader Richard K. Armey (R-Tex.) and Majority Whip Tom Delay...
Clients of e-brokers have run afoul of computer glitches that delay the execution of trades for minutes or hours--while prices shift. Such problems caused anguish last October when jammed lines kept e-traders from bailing out as the market plunged 554 points...
...Justice Department said it would respond promptly, but pointed out that Microsoft's "emergency" (Justice's ironic quotes) has been staring it in the face since last December, and that the company has only itself to blame for failing to seek clarification on the issues that may now delay the release of Windows 98. It's hardly surprising to add that the Tuesday night talks between Bill Gates and DOJ point man Joel Klein were fruitless, with Gates maintaining that Windows is not an operating system monopoly...