Word: tells
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...point. The moment Democrats begin abandoning him is the moment Clinton's future in office is in doubt. It is a measure of how worried Clinton was that he picked up the phone that afternoon and called one of his few friends in the House, Californian Vic Fazio, to tell him he was planning to testify and to find out whether his support was slipping. Meanwhile, all four of Clinton's top political aides were speed-dialing the Hill, sending and seeking reassurance. "They're calling around and telling members that the President's had a great week," said...
...notion that Clinton had to offer some more textured explanation for the growing pile of evidence was coming even from old White House hands. "He owes it to the American people to tell them," said former chief of staff Leon Panetta. "This is not one you do in an interview. This is not one you do in a press conference. This one, you have to look straight in the eye of the American people and tell them...
...thought experiment." Let's suppose that Mike McCurry's statement is not, technically speaking, accurate. Let's suppose that the President was not really, truly pleased that "things are working out" for Monica Lewinsky, especially when "working out" in this instance means that she's apparently about to tell the world that he's a perjurer. Let's suppose, by contrast, that the President was just the slightest bit depressed by the news. Let's suppose, in other words, that McCurry's statement...
...sector. Clinton and Blair were reluctant because of the potential casualties. Chirac pointed out another problem: they could not launch such an operation without informing the Russians, for diplomatic reasons, or the Italians, whose peacekeeping troops were present in the French-controlled zone immediately around Pale. "But if we tell the Russians and the Italians," Chirac remarked, "we might as well hold a press conference!" The leaders agreed to continue the planning and intelligence gathering but postponed a final decision...
Which, of course, can happen with tickets to bad musical theater too. The way to approach lotteries, experts will tell you, is to spend enough to amuse yourself and never more than your budget allows. If last week was a measure, it's a lesson many have yet to learn...