Word: neill
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Also, Bush is captive to his strong belief in loyalty. He didn't go after CIA chief George Tenet or anyone else for failures over 9/11 or prewar Iraq intelligence. When chief of staff Andrew Card was looking for a replacement for ousted Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill, Card phoned one of the wise men of business and politics to consult. After discussing the merits of several candidates for a short time, Card interjected. "But are they loyal?" he asked. "That's the most important thing." Says the called consultant: "Loyalty seemed to be all they care about." Bush would...
...Neill confirmed this week that Sen had extended an invitation to Singh, and that Summers had hoped the prime minister would be able to speak at Harvard in between engagements on a New York visit next month. But that’s where the similarities to the Express’ story...
...begin with, O’Neill said Singh had turned down the opportunity to speak at Harvard...
...Neill also took issue with the Express’ account of a phone conversation between Singh and his “long-time friend, Larry Summers.” According to O’Neill, Summers did not take the unusual step of phoning Singh directly; instead, she said, Summers followed the policy for inviting heads of state by writing a letter to the prime minister...
...Neill said the University was not aware of the reason Singh declined the invitation...