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Ross earns that trust in different ways. In 1993, when the Palestinians and Israelis on their own had negotiated a draft treaty of mutual recognition as part of the Oslo accords, Secretary of State Christopher sat with Ross, both reading copies of the draft. "There was a lot of tension over what the American reaction would be," says Uri Savir, one of the architects of the accords. "The reaction of Christopher would have an enormous impact on our region...Christopher turned to Ross and asked what he thought. Ross said it was a tremendous historical achievement. That...
FUNDS FOR PEANUTS With so many mutual funds out there touting $2,500 or higher price-tag minimums, a fledgling investor can be discouraged. But there are fund companies that allow investors to open accounts with as little as $250. Below are a few good performers who rank in the top half of their category...
There is no doubt that Blair would like things to continue as they are between the U.S. and the U.K. The famous Clinton-Blair constellation has shone brightly in both countries, making Blair seem privileged in America's favors, Clinton seem more cultured. In the interest of preserving this mutual "most favored nation" friendship Blair might be spending less time worrying about "eye-catching initiatives" and more time trying to boost his future co-world-leader's spirits...
Thus the session turned into a 45-minute mutual stroking session. "What's the difference between a columnist and a reporter?" asked Platt. "Ego!" His audience - mostly, of course, reporters rather than columnists - roared. Even when someone managed to raise the question of why Wolf cast Platt as a lead when, after all, the jowly actor is about as leading-man dashing as a smoked ham, it was in almost cringingly apologetic terms: "I mean, he, he doesn't look like a conventional TV star - he looks like he could...
...with uncertainty. Three years ago, I happily invested in the stock market; I had absolutely no idea what I was doing, but everyone was babbling about bulls and IPOs and so I thought, what the heck. And now that I've arranged to have money automatically transferred to a mutual fund from my checking account each month (which sounds easy but is actually the result of a stunningly complicated process) and I have no idea how to stop them from taking the money, it looks like I've got myself a portfolio of sorts. And that means that ever since...