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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...words "mini-State Department" to describe his operation. But he does say, "We analyze the major conflicts of the world. So if we get an unexpected opportunity to deal with a problem, we don't have to start from scratch. In a few hours, I can have on my desk here a fairly sophisticated briefing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A PEACE HERE, A PEACE THERE | 4/10/1995 | See Source »

...showdown of declaring friendship, leaving many uneasy with the fear of hurting others' feelings. The sad truth is that friends who think, talk and act alike do not necessarily live alike, especially when the space is limited to where there is not enough room to put a second desk...

Author: By Xiaomeng Tong, | Title: Onward to Randomization | 3/24/1995 | See Source »

Tonight's vote sends the third section of the"Contract"to President Clinton's desk. "But the hard issues still lie ahead," notes Tumulty, "especially welfare reform and tax cuts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: "CONTRACT" SCORECARD | 3/23/1995 | See Source »

...Friday, his wife reportedly jumped into a cab and headed for the airport. In his wake lay a venerable 232-year-old British banking empire rendered suddenly and irretrievably insolvent; half the financial world was reeling in fear, the other half in astonishment. On his office desk was a handwritten note that said "I'm sorry...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nicholas Leeson: GOING FOR BROKE | 3/13/1995 | See Source »

...faiths," says Robertson, whose own ACLJ sports the motto "To defend the rights of believers." The handsome suite of 20 ACLJ offices, in the new Regent Law School building dedicated by Dan Quayle in 1994, looks like any other prosperous law firm, with leather couches and Daumier prints. The desk of ACLJ's executive director, Keith Fournier, bears a sign that reads FAITHFULNESS NOT SUCCESS, yet the center's chief council, Jay Sekulow, has gone an impressive three for three arguing religious-speech cases before the Supreme Court. "We have learned a lot from watching other public interest groups utilize...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ONWARD CHRISTIAN LAWYERS | 3/13/1995 | See Source »

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