Word: kislovodsk
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...correspondent. Accompanying the peripatetic Secretary of State on his shuttle-diplomacy marathons, McAllister quickly mastered the technological rigors of modern journalism -- banging out dispatches on his Toshiba laptop in airplanes, airports, briefing rooms and run-down hotels. He once typed a file while stuck in a broken elevator in Kislovodsk, a spa town in the heartland of Russia...
...least the Secretary of State has kept his sense of humor. Before meeting Bessmertnykh in Kislovodsk, Baker was given a tour of the Caucasus Mountain resort. Standing atop limestone cliffs, he was asked how clearly he could see peace ahead. He gestured toward vast Mount Elbrus in the distance and deadpanned, "I can see things extraordinarily clearly." The peak was barely visible through the afternoon haze...
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