Word: wising
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...tougher than Dole's, reassured reporters after the Senate vote that he will not set a more combative tone in his chamber. TIME's James Carney reports: "Even though Lott retains close ties to the House, especially to Newt Gingrich who studied at his knee, he has become wise to the ways of the Senate." Following today's vote, Oklahoma Senator Don Nickles will succeed Lott as the majority whip. Carney notes that Lott's election to the position of majority leader will not significantly affect Senate legislation until after the elections. "Until November he will stick with the Dole...
...tougher than Dole's, reassured reporters after the Senate vote that he will not set a more combative tone in his chamber. TIME's James Carney reports: "Even though Lott retains close ties to the House, especially to Newt Gingrich who studied at his knee, he has become wise to the ways of the Senate." Following today's vote, Oklahoma Senator Don Nickles will succeed Lott as the majority whip. Carney notes that Lott's election to the position of majority leader will not significantly affect Senate legislation until after the elections. "Until November he will stick with the Dole...
ELIE WIESEL Author and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize Don't be worried. There is something called the wisdom of the people, and we must have faith in it. A Jewish wise man once said, "Trust the people, for they may not be prophets, but they are the children of prophets." History is irreversible. Think about tomorrow. There will be negotiations. During the campaign, Netanyahu spoke like Peres; Peres spoke like Netanyahu. So don't worry. It will...
...snack-food companies. Not only did Frito-Lay beat Borden until the cows went home, but the damage was so severe that Borden, once a $5.6 billion independent company, nearly imploded, and was eventually bought by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts. Borden, having sold all its snack units except for its Wise Foods and Moore's Quality lines, now has a market share of 5%, down from a high...
Holbrooke's piece is akin to Robert McNamara's and Henry Kissinger's self-serving pronouncements and Monday-morning quarterbacking as to their roles in Southeast Asia. The real, original tragedy labeled Bosnia is the bumbling dismemberment of formerly confederated Yugoslavia. A worldly wise Swiss friend of mine, who has lived in both the Balkans and the Middle East, made an interesting comparison: In Lebanon an imperfect but very livable and prosperous Swiss-type status quo prevailed for years, providing Christians, Muslims, Druzes and others breathing space and give-and-take ethnoreligious integrity. But recently that harmony has ceased...