Word: ticketing
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More ominously, the much heralded march of market economies and democratization is stalling. Russia is tempted to return to a command economy and strongman rule. The authoritarian impulses of leaders like Malaysia's Mahathir are showing the ugly side of the "Asian values" that were touted as a ticket to prosperity and order. Instead of standing tall, the world's leaders seem hunkered down, adopting timid defensive measures rather than the forceful steps each nation needs. In every country there are very difficult domestic politics that confine leaders, and globalization surely makes life more difficult for statesmanship. To some extent...
...campaign media consultants," says Common Cause president ANN MCBRIDE, pointing out that "it's on the public record that Clinton was very much involved in them." Reno watchers believe she will soon launch a formal 90-day inquiry into the Democrats' use of issue-advocacy ads to promote the ticket, and the betting inside Justice is that she will ultimately seek an independent counsel. If that happens, officials say, the mother of all IC probes could result, enveloping Clinton and Gore and even Republican standard-bearer BOB DOLE, whose campaign also benefited from issue ads like the ones in question...
...Reno watchers believe she will soon launch a formal 90-day inquiry into the Democrats' use of issue-advocacy ads to promote the ticket, and the betting inside Justice is that she will ultimately seek an independent counsel. If that happens, officials say, the mother of all IC probes could result, enveloping Clinton and Gore and even Republican standard- bearer Bob Dole, whose campaign also benefited from issue ads like the ones in question. "In the real world," says a senior administration hand, "it comes down to the whole ball of wax. No self-respecting independent counsel is going...
Muscovites seemed perplexed. When they got the news, some rushed to buy big-ticket items and food before prices went up. Some stood in lines to buy dollars and deutsche marks even at the higher rate. Some banks closed, some strictly limited withdrawals, and some seemed unfazed and conducted business as usual. "Most people don't know how to react," says an exchange-office teller. "They don't know whether they should sell their dollars or their rubles. I'm confused myself...
Sheindlin was tapped for the show by Larry Lyttle, president of Big Ticket Television, who argues that she is an antidote to America's not-so-rewarding experiences with the judicial system. "We broke the proscenium of the courtroom world with the O.J. trial, and when we pierced that proscenium we saw stuff we hated," he says. "When Judy showed the audience that she was decisive, that was the elixir for all the malaise that we'd suffered...