Word: states
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...direct, instant and frequent access to the President. In the weeks after his election, Barak resisted approaches of lesser U.S. officials, such as special envoy Dennis Ross, preferring to wait for a White House chat. Nor did Barak want his subordinates running relations. In a confidential memo, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright advised Clinton that the ex-general was secretive and didn't have a large circle of aides "who knew his mind." A one-on-one relationship with Barak, she said, would be "extremely important...
...that has kept the three parties at peace for nearly three decades. Taiwan, he said, no longer subscribed to the deliberately ambiguous "one China" formula that deemed the Chinese mainland and Taiwan two parts of the same country. From now on, declared Lee, Taiwan intended to operate on a "state-to-state" basis with the mainland, demanding that Beijing treat the island as an equal. This "clarification" to Beijing's ears seemed touchily close to a declaration of independence. China, which has always vowed to keep hold of Taiwan by force if necessary, responded with a verbal fusillade. Warned Foreign...
...Arizona State. Are you living in DC with someone from school...
...rest of my summer hasn't been much different. The more I've forced myself to socialize with brawny jocks from state institutions, the kind of men girls say they wish went to Harvard, the more I've missed what I had all year. Good conversation. Quirky intellectualism. The kind of guys you love as friends...
...lane road to Raglan, State Highway 23, ran through typically beautiful New Zealand countryside--gorgeous green hills spotted with sheep. The road wiggled its way toward the sea, through Mt. Karioi and Mt. Pirongia, two volcanoes which may or may not be active. My eyes were on the road--SH23's blind corners and steep drop-offs made me nervous and Kid Driver was trying to go faster. He passed three cars in one burst of bravado. I remembered the hostel owner mentioned that the trip to Raglan takes about 55 minutes. When I ran this estimate by my friend...