Word: wonkish
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...prove that a self-described "domestic" President could hold his own in the complex realm of international politics. He brought his genial man-of-the-people act to the streets of Brussels, Prague, Moscow and Minsk, even as he tackled economic and security issues from Russia to Bosnia with wonkish concentration. Boasting of breakthroughs on Ukrainian nuclear arms and the detargeting of Russian missiles, Clinton proclaimed his trip a success. Said a senior official traveling with the President: "We absolutely did everything and got everything we hoped for." But while music hath charms, Clinton's work on the international front...