Word: heirs
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...dutiful, seasoned Hassan, Hussein's 51-year-old brother, who has been Jordan's king-in-waiting for nearly 34 years. In the span of a few hours last week, Hussein sent Hassan an angry dismissal, accusing him of power grabbing, and installed his untested eldest son as heir to the Hashemite throne...
Although Hassan was plainly galled by his brother's decision, he quickly affirmed his loyalty to the new heir. Abdullah, designated regent while his father struggles to overcome non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, pledged to Hussein to "follow in your footsteps." U.S. officials privately called him "a chip off the old block," and Israel reacted without alarm. Many analysts regard the leadership turmoil in Jordan as less worrisome than that in other Arab states, where aging Kings and Presidents may soon give way to unfamiliar new rulers. Jordan's transition, says Anthony Cordesman, a Washington-based Middle East scholar, is only...
...Democratic side, the field is decidedly less interesting. President Clinton's heir apparent, Al Gore '69, is practically unopposed. Minority leader Richard A. Gephardt (D-Mo.), who would have presented perhaps Gore's greatest challenge, announced Wednesday he would not run. Sens. Paul Wellstone of Minnesota and Bob Kerrey of Nebraska have announced that they will not seek the nomination. Only one Democrat--former senator Bill Bradley of New Jersey--has indicated he will run. Though Sen. John F. Kerry of Massachusetts and Jesse Jackson have hinted they may run, the time for viable candidates to enter the race...
Some Democrats seem to feel that this is the best way to go; traditionally there is party pressure not to challenge an incumbent or heir apparent to the Oval Office. Senator Edward M. Kennedy '54-'56 experienced the wrath of his colleagues when he ran against President Carter in 1980. By lining up behind Gore, the party can avoid a potentially acrimonious primary season. But in the long term, the Democratic Party will suffer if it foregoes this opportunity to reexamine its values and agenda...
...loved flying his own plane and was married to an American -- Queen Noor, formerly Lisa Halaby. (She was his fourth wife: A youthful marriage to a Palestinian woman ended in divorce, as did his union with Toni Gardiner, daughter of a British Army officer and mother of his heir, Crown Prince Abdullah; a third bride, the Palestinian Queen Alia, was tragically killed in a helicopter accident...