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...paragon of bipartisan collegiality, renowned for vigorously pursuing the Senate's mandate to oversee the workings of the Executive Branch, even when his own party has been in power. (He was one of the more openly skeptical Republican voices on Capitol Hill regarding the Bush Administration's plans for post-war Iraq, and was an early and influential voice in planning a troop drawdown.) Lugar raised his concerns while assuring Clinton of his enthusiastic support for her confirmation - though he publicly warned his old friend from the Senate of a potential pitfall on her path. "The only certain...
Japan was the right place at the right time for Geithner because Tokyo had become a critical post for any U.S. government official. The Soviet Union had collapsed, the Cold War was over, and there was great interest in the alternative Asian economic models that seemed to be performing better than the U.S.'s. Bilateral-trade issues had suddenly become what arms-control talks had been to the Cold War. Geithner made his bones in the U.S. Treasury by helping negotiate a comprehensive deal with Japan that, against all expectations, opened Tokyo's financial-services sector to foreign companies...
...would never want to put someone else's life in danger when they have to sit next to the bullet magnet. But if I'm wanted, if I'm needed, then I will serve my country as I signed up to do." - Washington Post...
...more limited role of traditional media in covering this war hasn't protected it from criticism by Israelis. The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday published an article alleging world media bias against the Israeli operation in Gaza and accusing TIME magazine of leading the charge with its cover story this week...
...very nice to be a sort of normal person for once; I think it's about as normal as I'm going to get." - Referring to his time in the military, Washington Post...