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A smart federal law-enforcement officer, his wit informed by years of experience and buttressed by all the latest crime-fighting technology; a cunning, daring criminal managing always to stay just an infuriating half step ahead of his pursuer; a final confrontation that begins at a large, celebratory public occasion...
The nomination of a former dean of the Kennedy School of Government to a post in the Clinton administration may be in jeopardy following an investigation revealing that he violated Defense Department regulations on more than one occasion, one of which directly involved Harvard.
Rudenstine, who stood to shake Powell's hand as the general stepped away from the podium, said the remarks were perfect for the occasion. "I think he took it on well," Rudenstine said. "I expected him to, because he's a forthright person of real integrity and real feeling who...
The tests, said Weinberger in 1984, were: "The United States should not commit forces to combat overseas unless the particular engagement or occasion is deemed vital to our national interest;" an engagement should only be undertaken "with the clear intention of winning" and carried out with "clearly defined political and...
Apparently, those qualities have quite an effect on troops in the field. Williams says he remembers one occasion in the Persian Gulf when Powell went to visit soldiers and was greeted with demands for his signature on everything available--including underwear, helmets and arms.