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...results. But Carter is speaking about the intensity of what is about to occur. The rules that have been violated are those that govern the etiquette of complex international relations--the rules of diplomacy. The notion, for example, that the President of the U.S. would challenge our oldest allies to a public showdown is quite remarkable. (Presidents usually do the precise opposite: they struggle to avoid any appearance of disunity.) This is a breathtaking gamble, and the question arises: Is it witting or not? Is the Administration's disdain for diplomatic precedent a strategy--a conscious effort to challenge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Poker Player in Chief | 3/17/2003 | See Source »

...results. But Carter is speaking about the intensity of what is about to occur. The rules that have been violated are those that govern the etiquette of complex international relations - the rules of diplomacy. The notion, for example, that the President of the U.S. would challenge our oldest allies to a public showdown is quite remarkable. (Presidents usually do the precise opposite: they struggle to avoid any appearance of disunity.) This is a breathtaking gamble, and the question arises: Is it witting or not? Is the Administration's disdain for diplomatic precedent a strategy - a conscious effort to challenge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Poker Player in Chief | 3/10/2003 | See Source »

...1970s authored free-and-reduced lunch legislation and in the 1990s was a Clinton speechwriter faced a massive challenge at Harvard—forging a productive relationship with Harvard’s oldest adversary, the city of Cambridge...

Author: By Alexandra N. Atiya and Jessica R. Rubin-wills, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Stone Brings New Touch to Tough Job | 3/6/2003 | See Source »

...DIED. LIN WANG, 86, the world's oldest elephant, which was honored by the Japanese government for carrying canons and supplies for the Japanese army in Burma during World War II; in Taipei. Lin Wang had been in poor spirits since Ma Lan, his companion, died last October...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones | 3/3/2003 | See Source »

...first case in the exhibit examines the sensible shoe, including the oldest pair of shoes in the collection, moccasins found in a cave in Utah and made from the forelegs...

Author: By Jayme J. Herschkopf, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Shoes Made for More Than Just Walking | 2/28/2003 | See Source »

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