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...voluntarily.Ben Chavis was fired this Augustfrom his executive director post under a cloud of financial mismanagement and sexual harassment charges. But an even bigger shakeup is around the corner, predicts TIME national correspondent Jack E. White. "Now the pressure is on to change the chair of the board, William Gibson," he says. Gibson is considered aChavis allyand has himself been charged with using NAACP funds for personal purposes. "The organization needs to get rid of Gibson to restore corporate confidence" in order to attract donors who will save it from going under, White says...
...carrying water for the department store in Parliament. Hamilton, however, is going out swinging, insisting he did nothing wrong and threatening to sue The Guardian -- the paper that broke the scandal. His resignation may be good news for scandal-plagued Prime Minister John Major. Explains TIME London reporter Helen Gibson: "Now, Hamilton can fight his own battle without bringing down the government...
...stance that was widely viewed as unnecessarily obstinate and taken to placate pro-British loyalists. When the IRA's chief antagonists, the Ulster Loyalists, followed up with a similar declaration on Oct. 13, "that gave Major the signal that he could go ahead," says TIME London reporter Helen Gibson. Major also lifted a ban on Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams' visiting Britain and said all border crossings with the Republic of Ireland will be opened...
This now leaves British Prime Minister John Major in the uncomfortable position of being the only one openly skeptical about the peace process, notes TIME London reporter Helen Gibson. Major has so far insisted that the I.R.A. add the word permanent to its cease-fire declaration -- something that Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams refuses to do. Now, with Sinn Fein's mortal enemies effectively accepting the I.R.A.'s word, "it's ratcheted up the pressure on Major," says Gibson. "It's just a matter of time before he gives...
...also knew that baseball was eternal, and would always be around to comfort me--even now, when the postseason should be going strong and baseball should be in the foreground of my consciousness, Gibson and Ray Kinsella are still in there somewhere, and that makes me happy...