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Nobody was sure the touch of hands would happen. No formal request had been sent through diplomatic channels. Arafat wanted desperately to come; Rabin didn't. Arafat wanted to show up on the lawn with his holster holding his faithful Smith & Wesson and, with a great flourish, to unstrap the gun and hand it to Clinton. That was vetoed: too much theater even on that day. One hour before the ceremony, the Israelis and the Palestinians both threatened to boycott over trifles: then Rabin swallowed his objections to Arafat's uniform and agreed the P.L.O. could be named...
Jane Thompson said she thought any changes made would help the restaurant flourish...
...statement said, "The possibility of closer coordination presents a challenge and an opportunity for all of us. While the outcome remains unknown, we firmly believe that new ways of thinking about how we carry out our mission will be required for us to flourish in the coming years...
...years ago, Andy Grundberg wrote in The New York Times an elegant, perfectly plausible but ultimately premature obituary about the death of post-modernism. It continues to flourish, commanding the attention of academics in spite of near-fatal attacks. Not only is it no longer laying siege to the establishment, it has become a part...
Health-care reform, the domestic program supposed to change Americans' lives more than any other legislation since the Social Security Act of 1935, will be unveiled by Bill Clinton with a flourish of trumpets and roll of drums around May 1. Hold it: about 10 days later. On third thought, let's say the week of May 17. Er . . . would you believe mid-June...