Word: funded
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...independently, not necessarily as agents of a putative China Inc. that masterminds all the nation's investment, trade and political activities worldwide. Liu was looking for a foothold in Western markets. When she visited the U.S. in July 1996, Chung introduced her to Clinton at a Los Angeles fund raiser. She and Chung also paid a call on the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, a meeting arranged by Massachusetts Senator John Kerry, another recipient of Chung's illegal contributions. On the agenda: the procedure for getting a foreign firm listed on American stock exchanges. Liu had money...
...political base, nor can he necessarily count on the long-term backing of the powerful military. Economists and stock analysts around Asia question Habibie's ability to bring sensible change to Indonesia's choking economy--his big-spending statist policies are anathema to the International Monetary Fund--and politicians forecast continuing turmoil as secular and religious groups compete for influence now that Suharto's strong restraining hand has been lifted...
...that they could not win a military victory," says Donncha MacNiallais, a former I.R.A. member who became a community worker in the Bogside after serving 10 years in prison. To encourage the move away from violence, Britain, the U.S. and the European Community poured money into Northern Ireland to fund community groups and self-help schemes. Local agitators, including dozens of former prisoners, were given offices and mobile phones in the hope that they would begin worrying about funding targets, not bombing targets. In central Londonderry, every other street corner seems to house the offices of some worthy center dispensing...
JAMES CRAMER, our other personal-finance columnist, is a new contributor to TIME, but he's familiar to millions of investors. A former newspaper reporter, he now manages a Wall Street hedge fund. He explains the market's latest moves in frequent television appearances and on the investing website thestreet.com which he helped launch. His investing commentary and advice nicely combine the perspective of an active market pro with the verve of a sports fanatic. We're pleased to have Cramer aboard, and hope you will let us know what you think of him and our other columnists...
...almost harmonic convergence: a Di-Ploitation Watch item that's also a Feud of the Week! Last Monday Princess Diana's estate and memorial fund filed suit against the Franklin Mint, which began selling porcelain dolls, plates, pennants and rings within days of Di's death. The suit claims that the Mint was denied permission to produce these keepsakes and that despite claims of giving all the proceeds to the Diana, Princess of Wales' Charities, it has "never donated a penny to the fund." On Friday the Mint retorted in a press release, saying, "This lawsuit must be a mistake...