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There are signs that something similar is beginning to affect Perot, whose political views remain so undefined that voters have no idea where to place him on the political spectrum. This has worked to his advantage, as voters of all stripes invest him with their hopes. So far, his supporters are willing to take the chance that a tough businessman like Perot can succeed where timorous politicians have failed. In any case, they figure, he can't do any worse. But there is a much larger segment of the electorate reluctant to take the plunge until they know far more...
...unofficial agents. "Nobody would know who they were," says Frank Chadwick, a retired Customs official who was then special agent in charge of the Houston Customs office. "We would not be beholden to report to the U.S. State Department in the foreign country." Perot, he says, seemed ready to invest $1 million to $2 million and even assign an employee (another former Green Beret -- Perot keeps a number of them around) to scout potential sites. But Customs headquarters in Washington turned down the idea...
...significant step toward the goal, Rudenstine said, would be "a commitment from students, staff, administrators and faculty to invest much more time in getting to know one another better, in humanizing our daily lives inside the classroom and outside the classroom...
...Saddened by the isolation of a country with a distinguished history of environmental programs, many delegates felt that the U.S. has squandered an exquisite opportunity to invest meaning in the new world order. Said retiring Senator Timothy Wirth of Colorado: "I'm afraid that history is not going to treat the U.S. kindly when it looks back at the summit...
...suspicious if insiders are selling near yearly lows, when buying is expected. It may be time to unload the stock. Similarly, if they are buying rather than selling at high points, that can be interpreted as a good sign. More revealing, though, is the number of insiders involved. Says Invest/ Net's Gabele: "I'd rather find seven vice presidents buying 1,000 shares each than the president buying 5,000 shares. The more insiders are acting in concert, the stronger the consensus...