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...most bitter fighting, however, occurred inside the White House. Opponents of Clinton's new balanced-budget strategy included, almost to the end, chief of staff Leon Panetta and his deputy, Harold Ickes. But Morris' fiercest critic has been senior adviser George Stephanopoulos. On at least two occasions, top staff members tried to negotiate a cease-fire between the two, who met for the first time in early May over a dinner arranged by Ickes. Two weeks later, there was another round of peace talks, this time in the office of Bill Curry, a moderate Democrat hired by the President...
...with the Oklahoma incident. Associating those who are homeless, despondent and trapped in their own personal turmoil with the machinations of paramilitary organizations serves only to promote paranoia and hysteria. We in Needles will try to understand the Oklahoma tragedy and ignore the outrageous connection you have made. LEON BERGER, City Manager Needles, California...
...over again. The officials at the meeting -- including state senators and representatives, city council members and judges -- say some of the Secret Service agents present wore rubber gloves, apparently trying to protect themselves from being infected by the HIV virus. "It's safe to say the chief of staff (Leon Panetta) and others were distressed by that and believe it to be an error of judgment," White House spokesman Mike McCurry said today. The Treasury Department, which oversees the Secret Service, is looking into the incident...
...Conda Nast, only contributors may accept outside assignments. Andra Leon Talley, who was creative director at Vogue, did styling for Versace and John Galliano. He says he was never paid for this work. Brana Wolf, a contributor at Vogue, has worked for Calvin Klein. Though she is not on staff, she exerts an influence: her name appeared on at least one major fashion story in 11 of the past 12 issues. At Harper's Bazaar, fashion director Tonne Goodman, who has worked for Calvin Klein, still does occasional styling for her old boss...
...cases to the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision, and the presence of many courtroom observers reflected that prominence. Congressmen, political scientists, legal experts, and advocacy representatives packed the room. In the midst of all these dignitaries sat six of us and our professor, Federal Judge Emeritus A. Leon Higginbotham...