Word: imbroglio
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...Democratic pressure and rescinded their hard-won limits on Social Security increases. The President, usually a model of affability, blew up when the subject of taxes arose. "Damn it," he cried, slamming down his pencil, "I can't listen to all this." In the midst of the imbroglio sat one remarkably serene and smiling figure: David Stockman, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the straight-shooting point man of the Reagan Revolution. He could afford to be calm. After more than four years of sound and fury, he had just announced his departure from Government...
...hotel imbroglio was playing out in Nairobi, the U.S. delegation was in Washington enjoying a White House send-off lunch of veal vol-au-vent and cantaloupe sorbet. At each place setting was a commemorative bronze medallion wrapped in white paper and pink ribbon. President Reagan's remarks to the group included a few fatherly jests about his daughter Maureen, who is to head the delegation, but his message was earnest. The "business of the conference is women, not propaganda," he reminded them...
Stepping into the imbroglio last night, the University’s secretive governing Corporation issued a show of support in a statement relayed by Summers’ spokeswoman, Lucie McNeil...
Despite his optimistic predictions, any initial sense of welcome Summers might have encountered at Harvard was quickly complicated by the Cornel West imbroglio, which began within four months of Summers’ installation as president. The incident cast doubt on assurances from Rubin, who as a member of the Harvard Corporation had vouched that Summers had gotten over his bad habits during the presidential search process...
...food imbroglio is just part of a growing battle of wills between Washington and the Secretary-General it handpicked in 1996. While the Bush Administration is unlikely to call openly for his ouster, it doesn't mind seeing him squirm. Some members haven't forgotten Annan's unwillingness to endorse U.S. foreign policy goals, such as defeating the insurgency in Iraq or rallying the Security Council to penalize Sudan. "The Bush people have had it with Kofi Annan," says a former U.S. diplomat. "They'd like to see him go." Annan's associates say that while he has no intention...