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...great new prestige for adroit management of his worst foreign policy crisis. But the President's aides still worry that there is far more of a downside risk than an upside gain for the U.S. in Haiti. The public could well greet success with relief followed by a big yawn. Not so if things go wrong, and there will be many opportunities over the next year or so for things to go badly wrong...
During this meeting, Battenfield charged, Ostrowski said: "When I first started working here, I soon found out that I couldn't get anything more than a yawn from Delise; and then after a while, I figured out that I could get what I wanted from [another employee...
...students might yawn at the stiff and monotonous Gore, who bored class members yesterday afternoon with obscure details during the question and answer session after his speech...
...meeting at which Extension School staff members were asked to evaluate Battenfield's job performance, Ostrowski said, according to Battenfield's deposition: "When I first started here, I soon found out that I couldn't get anything more than a yawn from Delise; and then after a while, I figured out that I could get what I wanted from Sarah [Gruppe, another co-worker...
...clues as to how far he can go. Moreover, another Administration official warns, for all the American public's | current indifference, "foreign policy could unhinge this presidency." Clinton may not score many points with a foreign policy promoting international peace and prosperity; voters will greet it with a yawn. But they may not readily forgive a fumbling response to a crisis that poses a serious threat to American interests, and Clinton has given little indication that he knows how to handle...