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Specifically, she has met with and renewed contracts with the city of Cambridge for various service programs without the presence of PBHA officials...
Raines' earnings last year at Fannie Mae totalled $2.25 million, according to various news reports. His new post will net him $148,000 per year...
Right now both the U.S. and China are undergoing a succession crisis. In the U.S. that is known as a presidential campaign. In China, President Jiang Zemin's hold on power is uncertain, and various other leaders are vying for position as they await the death of Deng Xiaoping. For the time being, U.S.-China relations will be hostage to domestic politics in both countries, and no improvement can realistically be expected until both questions of succession are settled. The danger is that by then, the damage could be almost beyond repair...
...highest levels of the government. Although the King has tried to cling to his throne, senior diplomats in Riyadh expect that he will soon leave the country permanently. This de facto abdication will place authority in the hands of Fahd's half brother, Crown Prince Abdullah, 73, and various members of the royal family are competing for favor under him. Abdullah is a devout Muslim whose attitude toward the U.S. and the West is notably cooler than Fahd...
...list of 2,000 pages it is still withholding, citing executive privilege, a clause most often invoked on matters of national security. White House correspondent James Carney says the McDougals' convictions brought on an abrupt about-face from the Administration. "The White House was feeling pretty cocky about these various scandals until this week, and was playing hardball the Oversight Committee." The Committee's findings will be closely watched by Whitewater special prosecutor Kenneth Starr, whose authority was expanded a couple of months ago to include the travel office affair. Nobody expects today's move to end the Travelgate issue...