Word: pushes
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...push for rapid industrialization in many of these developing Asian countries has come at the expense of environmental and health concerns, says project collaborator Joseph J. Harrington, McKay professor of environmental engineering. During a recent tour of China and the Philippines, Harrington says he was able to observe first hand the "incredible air and water pollution problems of these countries...
...point that she collapsed in the arms of a Los Angeles detective outside her home, saying her husband was going to kill her, the officer testified today. Detective John Edwards said that O.J., who was there, was extremely angry, but claimed that all he had done was push his wife out of bed. "He said, 'I don't want that woman in my bed anymore. I've got two other women. I don't want that woman in my bed anymore,' " Edwards said. But the detective added that Nicole "was wet. She was shivering. She was cold. I could feel...
Rubin called John Snow, CEO of CSX Corp. that evening, asking him to activate the Business Roundtable, a group of business leaders concerned with public policy. The next day that organization asked ceos of more than 200 companies to contact an accompanying list of freshmen Republicans and push for support. Rubin and other officials began telephoning reporters and editors with spin. No one disputed that the stakes are high. Treasury's Rubin argued that if the loan guarantees were defeated, financial markets would panic in Mexico and in other emerging countries. ``You have the prospect of very serious ramifications...
...exclusive interview with Time, FBI director Louis Freeh insisted that his bureau took pains to ensure that Fitzpatrick did not push Shabazz into a crime. Throughout the seven-month investigation, he says, Fitzpatrick's FBI handlers were overseen by bureau supervisors and the U.S. Attorney's office, whose reports were sent East for further review. Freeh said he was ``aware'' of the investigation though he ``did not review all the details.'' Nevertheless, ``I'm satisfied that we were well within...
...public, officials say they have repeatedly raised the issue with the Russians privately. Clinton sent Yeltsin a letter asking him to find ways to hold down civilian casualties in Chechnya. But there is no inclination to denounce Yeltsin and withdraw U.S. support. The Administration believes that would only push him further into the arms of the Kremlin's hard- line generals and security men, who distrust the West anyway...