Word: desmond
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...Elizabeth Dole should take up residence in the White House, my guess is that by comparison she would make Hillary Clinton seem almost as self-effacing as Bess Truman or Mamie Eisenhower. DESMOND LEIGH-HUNT Santa Barbara, California...
...Reported by Edward W. Desmond and Irene M. Kunii/Tokyo and J.F.O. McAllister with Clinton
...elections to put Hashimoto's government to a popular vote. The vote could occur anytime between April and the end of 1997. "Hashimoto's Liberal Democratic Party is eager to avoid elections for the time being, but Ozawa is pressing hard for them," reports Tokyo bureau chief Edward Desmond. "There have been four governments since the 1993 elections, and the press and many politicians feel that it's time for a fresh popular mandate." Even if the highly popular Hashimoto manages to put off elections, Japanese politics will likely be dominated by Ozawa's opposition to Hashimoto's economic policies...
...minister in Thursday's parliamentary vote. United against New Frontier Party leader Ichiro Ozawa, the coalition is comprised of Hashimoto's conservative Liberal Democrats, the centrist Sakigake party, and the leftist Socialists. "What unifies these parties primarily is the desire to avoid scheduling elections," notes Tokyo bureau chief Edward Desmond. "The bargain was originally to let a Socialist be prime minister; now it's the LDP's turn." Hashimoto has gained popularity and a reputation as a tough negotiator after participating in trade talks with U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor. His main priorities are reenergizing Japan's flagging economy through...
...indictments came only two days after Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu, another Nobel laureate, was named head of the 17-member, multiracial Truth Commission, which will investigate crimes of the apartheid era. The panel will have the power to recommend amnesty or prosecution in each case, but to be eligible for amnesty, individuals will have to come forward and admit their guilt. Malan will have no part of this and will take his chances in court...