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...then was (she married Stephen Jones in December 1991), kept quiet for more than two years about what she says happened on May 8, 1991. She was afraid, she said, that nobody would believe her story--which was, essentially, that Clinton, who was then Governor, noticed her at a desk in the lobby of the Excelsior Hotel in Little Rock, where she was handing out name tags for a conference, had a state trooper bring her to a private room, and there made a crude request for oral sex, in the process giving her a look at what she would...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE START OF THE DEAL | 6/9/1997 | See Source »

...personal office. Albright moved the meeting into a larger conference room, telling the participants that she preferred to avoid the bureaucracy and go to staffers directly. In fact, her disregard for normal protocol was well-known at the State Department because as U.N. ambassador she frequently called desk officers directly to ask for specific information on foreign countries...

Author: By William P. Moynahan, | Title: A Bright Future | 6/5/1997 | See Source »

Within the past 20 years, computers have gone from being relative rarities outside of science departments to fixtures on virtually every desk on campus. By 1986, "everyone was using computers," says Richard C. Marius, the former director of the Expository Writing program...

Author: By Karen M. Paik, | Title: Computers Revolutionize Harvard's Academic Life | 6/5/1997 | See Source »

Franklin D. Roosevelt '04 wanted to put a chicken in every pot, and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) said in October that it wants to put a computer on every desk...

Author: By Matthew W. Granade, | Title: Decentralization Impedes Implementation of IT Reforms | 6/5/1997 | See Source »

Fineberg's office is more a comfortable living room, with a desk recessed in a corner, out of sight. His large glasses and unrestrained smile give him an academic, owl-like look, which matches well his four Harvard degrees...

Author: By Matthew W. Granade and Adam S. Hickey, S | Title: The Changing of the Guard | 6/4/1997 | See Source »

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