Word: stakes
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...Saudi Arabia waiting to be returned to his palace by American troops, was no more worthy or sympathetic a figure than Jean-Bertrand Aristide. But it did not matter much. America had more than altruistic reasons for going into Kuwait. Real, tangible, important things were at stake: oil, nuclear weapons, the future of the Middle East...
...Haiti nothing of the kind is at stake, which is why President Clinton staked so much on the inhumanity of the Cedras regime in justifying the invasion that never came. And which is why Clinton was so severely undercut by the deal that gave moral legitimacy to the men whose immorality and illegitimacy was the whole basis of the operation in the first place...
Welch is candid about his interest in striking some sort of deal involving NBC. While he refuses to comment on reports that GE is considering the sale of a 49% stake in the network to Time Warner, he acknowledges that "we've had discussions about every combination with everyone." That includes Walt Disney chairman Michael Eisner, who also has been eyeing NBC. Welch described his conversations with executives like Time Warner chairman Gerald Levin as "two guys groping, to see what fits." But he strongly hinted that he intends to keep at least some control of the network. "The outright...
...most likely and saddest explanation for the destruction of Norway Field is that the youths who destroyed it simply do not care for their home communities. By their actions, they show no stake or interest in protecting and treasuring those rare collective goods which their neighborhood acquires. The local vandals saw a delicate thing starting to grow in their neighborhood--something other children could make good use of--and they plucked it from the ground and burned it. They should be ashamed. If their own home is not valuable to them, what...
...acquire financially troubled Borden Inc. K.K.R. will swap $2 billion of its holdings in R.J.R. Nabisco in exchange for all of Borden's outstanding stock. In a second part of the transaction, R.J.R. will issue additional new shares worth $500 million to Borden in exchange for a 20% stake in the company. The arrangement, which is still pending final agreement, would dilute K.K.R.'s holdings of R.J.R. Nabisco, the % company it bought for $25 billion in 1989 in the most expensive takeover in history, from...