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...than his buddy Bill Clinton. "I agree," he says disarmingly, blaming Republicans. Until they push a bill through, he carps, he's forced to try beating them at their own game. This is slick, it's quick, it's a crock. Mark tries to recover, but McAuliffe is in retreat. Later, leaving his own party, he stops at the MCAULIFFE--CORPORATE PIMP sign and autographs it. Oh, the chutzpah...
Perhaps that's why Putin had so little to say as the magnitude of the disaster unfolded. He left for his summer-vacation retreat in Sochi on the day of the accident and sent no messages of condolence to the fleet or to the furious families of the missing men. His officially published schedule told of phone conversations with foreign leaders but made no mention of briefings, consultations or expressions of concern about the Kursk. On Wednesday, dressed casually and looking tanned, he met with visiting academics to discuss at relaxed length problems of science, research and the brain drain...
...days at Camp David took on an odd life of their own. Dozens of golf carts zipped from cabin to cabin at the northern Maryland presidential retreat, with Israeli and Palestinian officials scrunched in them haggling with one another and dodging chipmunks darting across their paths. There were negotiations across tables, but just as much work got done over pinball machines at Hickory Lodge. With talks held practically round the clock, diplomats began to mark time by hours instead of days. And with clouds dumping rain almost every day, the Middle East guests--accustomed to dryer climates--complained that they...
...working at TIME, I do stand-up comedy on the side. I play clubs in New York City and Washington, D.C. And occasionally I play political gatherings, like a big Washington black-tie dinner earlier this year. In 1998, I performed at the Democratic Leadership Council's retreat in New Orleans. This proved to be a great gig, allowing me entr?e to the no-reporters-allowed meeting while giving me the chance to hone my schtick...
...keynoter, withdrew from the conventions last week. "Jack just feels this isn't something he's comfortable participating in," says a spokesman. "The more he looked into it, there just didn't seem to be the balance and the genuine debate he'd been hoping for." Kemp's retreat leaves Congressmen Tom Campbell and Chris Shays as the only other two national Republicans participating--though by week's end Shays' representatives said their man was rethinking his appearance...