Word: wright
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...nailing down that fact, Maraniss may have done his most awe-inspiring piece of reporting. The author was able to get Clinton's former Chief of Staff and chief protector, Betsey Wright, to tell him on-the-record about a conversation they had when he was mulling a bid for the presidency...
Sitting in her living room, Wright presented Clinton with a list of women who he had allegedly slept with. "Now," she said, "I want you to tell me the truth about every one." By the time the vetting was over, Wright suggested that Clinton not run for president. The facts that would inevitably emerge would be too embarassing for his wife and daughter...
...American civilization than progress. It was a combination of patriotism and technological innovation that was instilled in Eisenach as a child. In the first grade, he and his classmates in Mrs. Bumstead's class in Dayton, Ohio, would regularly hear B- 52s flying overhead, heading back to nearby Wright-Patterson Air Base. Each time, the kids' response was the same. ``We would stop whatever we were doing in class and clap...
Skip Snyder Beacon, New York As an american living abroad, I can't agree with what Robert Wright wrote about the ``electronic dangers'' to American democracy. Using electronic communications is not against the intentions of the Founding Fathers, nor does their use create a substitute direct democracy. Discussion is the strength of democracy, and an increased amount of it cannot take the power of legislation out of the hands of the people's representatives...
David M. Powers Briarcliff Manor, New York As an american living abroad, i can't agree with what Robert Wright wrote about the ``electronic dangers'' to American democracy. Using electronic communications is not against the intentions of the Founding Fathers, nor does their use create a substitute direct democracy. Discussion is the strength of democracy, and it is protected by the First Amendment. Increased discussion can not take the power of legislation out of the hands of the people's representatives...