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...over the Grand Strategic Architecture of Post-Cold War Policy; Clinton was pondering personalities, teamwork, chemistry. He wanted known quantities who could ensure a quick and tidy transition; basic compatibility to avoid the turf wars that pulverized the Carter Administration; loyalty over swashbuckling egos; tough, proven negotiating talent and skill at p.r. A Republican to prove bipartisan goodwill. Maybe a promotion for one old friend and a safe haven for another...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MIX AND MATCH | 12/16/1996 | See Source »

...decision is not an affirmative action project designed to attract more women voters. "But that is not why I appointed her," he added. No, it is not why she has become Secretary of State. She was chosen because, as Clinton explained, she "has the instincts, the intelligence, the skill and the strength to lead American foreign policy in this time...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Another Milestone For Women | 12/13/1996 | See Source »

...example of his skill in managing finances, Kaplan points to his own campaign. According to Kaplan, he has managed to get more for his money by getting his materials printed at a secret and ultra-cheap location he will reveal after the campaign...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Kaplan Campaigning As a Unifier, Healer | 12/9/1996 | See Source »

Michael Crichton's new novel, Airframe (Alfred A. Knopf; 351 pages; $26), is so camera ready, it might be poured directly onto the screen. That quality gives the book immediacy, but don't give the credit to Crichton's literary skill. He simply sketches in the familiar elements--a determined, divorced heroine; techno-speak; footsteps in the dark--and the reader, conditioned by the scores of suspense films he has seen, reflexively provides the art direction, special effects and stars (say Jodie Foster and perhaps Courteney Cox in a surprisingly strong Best Supporting Actress-nominated performance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BOOKS: AIRCRAFT AMUCK | 12/9/1996 | See Source »

...Germany, he became an American citizen shortly after marrying Rosa, a Texas woman, in 1977. He loved playing and coaching soccer and making fishing lures with his two sons, Daniel, 15, and Marcelo, 11. Before his trial, numerous colleagues, including two F-15 pilots, submitted letters praising Mueller's skill and integrity. Captain Christopher Foster, an F-15 pilot, wrote that he would "feel completely comfortable" flying any F-15 Mueller had fixed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PLACING BLAME AT ANY COST | 12/2/1996 | See Source »

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