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George Bush versus the White House. John Sununu's still on the payroll in the West Wing, and everyone still hates him. Even so, the new chief of staff, Sam Skinner, is holding a tight leash on his predecessor. Since December, CNN has been trying to get Sununu to take Buchanan's place on "Crossfire" (or simply to appear on a show), but he always has to "check with Sam," and Sam never lets him play...
...even Germany is afraid of Germany. Kohl has said, "Fears are understandable. So I tell our neighbors we all need Europe and Germany needs Europe more than anyone else." Kohl is saying that Germany needs the EC leash to control its dark side from reappearing. This translates to: dear friends, we're terribly sorry, but if you won't join us, we'll beat the heck...
...Allied department store! -- managed to acquire first Allied and then Federated, ultimately controlling a U.S. retailing empire with $9 billion in sales -- and $11 billion in debt. A short time later, of course, Campeau's empire collapsed -- but this is my point! Campeau went bust; Trump's on a leash; the guy who rented the QE 2 for his son's bar mitzvah sank; Boesky, who arrived at that bar mitzvah in mid-cruise via friend John Mulheren's helicopter, went to jail; so did Mulheren, briefly (but not before setting out with an assault rifle to kill Boesky...
...Makes a lot more enemies, thanks to her inimitable way with the rumors that she gathers for her best sellers. Maybe sends a few anonymous letters to warn off folks who are searching for the real person behind all that pizazz. The lady's got the world on a leash...
...direct talks with Mandela that he has been seeking for an end to the bloodshed. On the other hand, Mandela contends with some justification that right-wingers in De Klerk's security forces are aiding Buthelezi and that the President has been reluctant to put a tighter leash on them. Last week he charged that De Klerk's "Iron Fist" crackdown policies in the townships ignored the problem and that peaceful negotiations were in jeopardy...