Word: pooley
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...trial lawyers that opposed the bill. Noting that corporations and organizations supporting the bill pumped almost $6 million last year into the war chests of Congressional supporters, Democrats retorted that Republicans merely representing big business. "Both sides offer arguments of principle to justify their positions," says TIME's Eric Pooley. "But money is talking a lot louder than principle in this case...
...Reported by Ann Blackman, Margaret Carlson, Michael Duffy and Mark Thompson/ Washington and Eric Pooley with Clinton
...When Pooley returned to the U.S. in 1982, he joined New York magazine as a fact checker. Within five years he was a senior editor, and he went on to report and write two dozen cover stories on topics ranging from police corruption to kids who carry guns. In 1993 he became the magazine's political columnist...
Last year TIME tapped Pooley to join an investigative team specializing in long-term, intensively reported projects. Among his stories since then: an expose of Senator Al D'Amato's questionable fund-raising activities and an exhaustive report on Colin Powell's wife and key adviser Alma. This week's piece was probably the toughest of all. He not only had to unearth a carefully buried story, but he had to master the intricacies of nuclear plant operation as well. Says Pooley: "I had to keep going over the same ground before I was sure...
...Pooley has to master intricacies of a different sort. He's joining TIME's Washington bureau to cover the White House and the Clinton re-election campaign. Although by nature a risk taker, Pooley has some concerns. "Time's Washington bureau is an amazing group of journalists," he says. "I just hope I can make a contribution." Somehow, we think he'll manage...