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...take a big swipe" at Gingrich during the interview--but Brokaw never brought up the subject. According to an Administration aide, Bush's remarks were going to consign the former Speaker to the cohort of "babbling, divisive people" who have criticized the war. "He wasn't going to mention [Gingrich] by name," says the aide, "but it was going to be very clear." --By John F. Dickerson
...Like most Japanese, I grew up around sake. The clear rice liquor?a fermented product somewhat similar to wine?infuses many important holidays and traditions here, not to mention poetry and cuisine. My father, an American who has lived in Japan for four decades, drinks it hot every night with dinner. My hometown, Kobe, produces nearly a third of the industry's yield. My mother's side of the family is even in the sake business. Still, until recently I never cared much for the stuff. Its strong smell, fiery aftertaste and old-fashioned image seemed about as alluring...
...nudge-nudges” that ultimately we have no idea what he’s trying to tell us. After years of pussyfooting moderateness in the House, he appeared last month with his behemoth Health Care Plan to End All Health Care Plans (not to mention Bush’s tax-cut plan). Gephardt wants very badly to be Clinton. Clinton had so fully mastered the art of chicanery that we all relished those little winks. He was like a magician: we knew we were being bamboozled, but that’s what we paid admission for. Gephardt does...
...might have had of succeeding. Two years later, when President Musharraf journeyed to Agra for a summit with Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the negotiations broke down because the Indians refused to accept the classification of Kashmir as a "disputed territory," and the Pakistanis became touchy about the mention of "cross-border terrorism." So why should this latest attempt prove any different? Because both sides may finally believe that peace?or at least some sort of accommodation?is now in their interests...
...mention, the Crimson would have had its cleanup hitter back...