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...stunning news caught Americans by surprise, but the deal was more than a year in the making--and involved clandestine negotiations between the warring parties in which Clinton helped shape "every clause, every word and every comma," as one source describes it. The agreement required compromises from both the President, who until now had insisted that he never lied under oath, and the prosecutor, who had vowed to uphold the rule...
...Because the economy is great - never better, according to some. Public finances are in great shape, the government has a big surplus, growth is high and there's no sign of inflation. Conservative Party leader William Hague has not caught the country's imagination. They've got some pet issues, such as rising crime and opposition to Britain adopting Euro. But the government is not giving them very much of a target. There may be a lower turnout in this election, and Blair's margin of victory may be smaller in light of creeping disillusion among many voters who voted...
...appear more airworthy than it really is. That, however, may be comparatively good news for the project: An analysis of the anonymous letter making the charge - believed by senior Marine officers to be true -alongside recent reports on the tilt-rotor program indicates the Osprey program is in worse shape than most Pentagon officials had believed...
...relieved from the pressure that Clinton used to impose on them - his departure has released them from that pressure. It's also part of the political culture of the Arab world that by criticizing the outgoing ruler, you are introducing yourself to the new president in very good shape. Arafat's people want to impress Bush, and give the Republicans the sense that they share some criticisms of Clinton...
...keep us guessing," Cheung says, with a hint of exasperation, "but then we only do one or two takes for every scene. He doesn't do lots of options." Contrast this with Wong, who might shoot one scene 30 or 40 times, 15 of which are experiments that help shape the final cut in his mind. "Zhang does have a very strong idea of what he wants," says Leung. "It's just that we don't." When told Cheung and Leung are bewildered at how little he seems to direct them, Zhang chuckles. "There's a Chinese maxim that says...