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...those seeking more intangible signs, the mood outside the exchange could be an omen that some investors are still hanging in. The tourists there certainly had no idea what was up or what was down. Swiss tourists Luca Barmettler and Hodel Ramona, on holiday for the past week, were curious when asked about recent market volatility. They asked if the U.S.'s $700 billion bailout plan had passed. When told it had, Luca was almost Zenlike about the future. Good things take time, he said. "Everything bad happens fast." If the tourists are indicators, Wall Street symbols, at least, appear...
Nonetheless, compromise seemed in order, especially after Administration officials quietly pressured Wolper. Just to be sure ABC got the message, Interior Secretary Donald Hodel issued a statement last week saying that public events ''held on Interior-administrated property should be open to the media.'' The next day ABC announced that the other networks could air the opening ceremony remarks made by Hodel and Chrysler Chairman Lee Iacocca, who heads the foundation that raised funds for the statue's restoration. ABC's competitors will also carry the speeches of Navy Secretary John Lehman and French President Francois Mitterrand, as well...
...protest was to free Puerto Rico, I believe,” Hodel says, “But I would say that about half of one percent of the students knew what was going on. They just wanted to go charging and running about. After that experience, I came away with a very jaundiced view of demonstrations. It seemed as if they could be more for the lark of stirring people up then anything else...
...Hodel preserved this attitude in his approach to what became a successful career in Republican politics, remaining wary of “spectacle” and choosing instead to lead quietly...
...David P. Hodel...