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...Well, Turkey was on a short leash already. The IMF has already provided a $11.4 billion bailout package, with the condition that Turkey reform its banking system. This was a sign that reform - and the political stability that's needed to pull it off - could be in serious trouble...
...rest of the answer we turn to the wonderful world of political action committees. The Church of Christ, Scientist, whose members are fiercely opposed to medical intervention, is a powerful voice on Capitol Hill as well as in local town halls; the church's lobbying efforts have kept reforms at bay in most states for years. And even for the reform-minded, there are public relations hurdles to overcome; secular challenges to the autonomy of Chuch teachings are often successfully depicted as a threat to freedom of religion...
Last week Rich took the Fifth. Next week the House Government Reform Committee plans to subpoena her bank records. Investigators will try to determine if her ex-husband wired funds into her account for any Clinton causes. The committee also plans to subpoena donor lists for the Clinton library, and will seek a meeting with Dozoretz to learn more about her role...
...Bertini had never been to Africa and did not speak French (she still doesn't), but she did have solid experience in food assistance. She worked in the Department of Agriculture from 1989 to '92 as Assistant Secretary for Food and Consumer Services. Before that she worked on welfare reform for Ronald Reagan and Bush Sr. in the Department of Health and Human Services...
...Which is why you never heard "tort reform" escape Bill Clinton's lips. But this is George W. Bush we're talking about, friend and beneficiary of Big Oil and Big Cigarette alike. He's seeing these billions of dollars flow out of Philip Morris' vaults into trial lawyers' pockets, with an assist from the Clinton Justice Department, and he has an idea where the next stop will be: Democratic party coffers. Bush means to start intercepting those installments and send the money back to the states instead...