Word: washingtonization
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Washington needed a theme song for its Kosovo policy, the Beach Boys? "Wouldn?t It Be Nice" might be a strong contender. When Moscow stole a march on NATO last Saturday by seizing Pristina?s airport, it was simply the latest indicator that U.S. strategy in Kosovo has been premised on an unhealthy dose of wishful thinking. The result may have been not only to underestimate the complexity of the Balkans, but also to usher in an unpredictable and dangerous new period in international relations. "This whole thing hasn?t been well thought through," says TIME U.N. correspondent William Dowell...
What the heck is going on here? In Washington, President Clinton takes to the airwaves to declare "victory" in Kosovo; over in Belgrade, Serbs are dancing around like they?ve just won the World...
...showed up one day...and we needed a tenor saxophonist who also played clarinet," says Leonard Garment, a Washington lawyer who used to play with and manage the band. "He seemed competent and reliable, so we hired...
While President Gerald R. Ford could have rescinded the nomination, he chose not to, and, according to the Washington Post, the two became good friends...
...reserve Greenspan demonstrates in his public duties, his private life is more active--primarily involving the ritzy social circles of Washington and New York where Greenspan and his wife have extensive contacts...