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...supporter of two pardon seekers, Rodham fits the official criteria (the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 defines lobbyists as individuals who (1) spend at least 20 percent of their time for a particular client on lobbying activities; (2) have multiple contacts with legislative staff, members of Congress, or high-level executive branch officials; and (3) work for a client paying more than $5,000 over six months for that service). This means he can officially be called a "lobbyist." It also means he's subject to a few rules: According to the Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House...
Arafat has exhausted the patience of Palestinians from all walks of life--it is no longer only the more radical elements who consider Arafat a traitor. Allegations of high-level corruption and mishandling of funds abound throughout the West Bank and Gaza. According to a recent United Nations report, the Palestinian economy suffered a loss of $1.15 billion over the first four months of the uprising and is on the brink of financial ruin. Although the uprising itself exacted an enormous financial toll, it is widely believed that Arafat's autocratic handling of Palestinian finances has greatly exacerbated the situation...
...publication of the "Tiananmen Papers," a set of documents purporting to be high-level Chinese government records concerning the June 1989 protests in Tiananmen Square, caused major headlines around the globe. The papers were significant mainly because they reflected serious divisions within the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) over the "June 4th" incident. As one of the participants during "June 4th," I believe that these documents once again prove beyond doubt that the real reason for the crackdown was to maintain the power held by the ruling elites, and not to "restore social order" as was afterwards claimed...
When I was covering the Microsoft antitrust trial, the company invited me to have breakfast with its legal team. We covered all the basics: whether Microsoft was a monopoly, whether its actions had caused "consumer harm." But what stuck with me was a remark by a high-level Microsoft executive. He had heard I once worked for a federal judge he knew. The more I tried to focus on the antitrust issues, the more I kept wondering how this man I'd never met summoned up this nugget from my past...
...drug-enforcement officer (a marvelously watchful Benicio Del Toro) mystified by the cruel omnipotence of Tomas Milian, who is more or less Wakefield's Hispanic counterpart. The final story is of a San Diego material girl (Catherine Zeta-Jones) whose lifestyle is threatened when her husband is arrested for high-level trafficking. She proves to be a very tough nut when she takes over the family business...