Word: zedillo
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...mail describing the effect of chewing Altoid mints before performing oral sex. Ms. Lewinsky was chewing Altoids at the time, but the President replied that he did not have enough time for oral sex. They kissed, and the President rushed off for a State Dinner with President Zedillo [of Mexico...
...alter its approach to drug busts south of the border despite Mexico's strenuous objections to a recent sting operation, says TIME reporter Stewart Stogel. "The 'Operation Casablanca' sting played well on Capitol Hill, and that will carry more weight than Mexico's objections," says Stogel. Presidents Clinton and Zedillo met for an hour yesterday in a bid to resolve tensions over the operation, in which the Mexican government was kept out of the loop as U.S. agents arrested a number of Mexicans accused of money laundering, and brought them to the U.S. for trial...
When MATTHEW MARTINEZ (D., Calif.), an affable ex-Marine who represents a swath of suburban Los Angeles, attended the White House luncheon for Mexican President ERNESTO ZEDILLO last November, he had something that President Clinton wanted: a potential vote for the fast-track trade bill. And Clinton had something Martinez wanted: power to approve the $1.4 billion Long Beach freeway extension, blocked by environmentalists and historic preservationists for two decades. When a Clinton lobbyist approached him, Martinez was ready: "Why should I vote for fast track when it's like pulling teeth to get anything from [the President]?" Martinez recalls...
When Matthew Martinez (D., Calif.), an affable ex-Marine who represents a swath of suburban Los Angeles, attended the White House luncheon for Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo last November, he had something that President Clinton wanted: a potential vote for the fast-track trade bill. And Clinton had something Martinez wanted: power to approve the $1.4 billion Long Beach freeway extension, blocked by environmentalists and historic preservationists for two decades. When a Clinton lobbyist approached him, Martinez was ready: "Why should I vote for fast track when it's like pulling teeth to get anything from (the President)?" Martinez recalls...
...President Zedillo had sacked his interior minister following a December massacre in Chiapas carried out by local leaders of his own party. That was not enough to stem the crisis created by spiraling crime and political violence as traditional elites panic in the face of moves toward democratization. While there is no immediate threat to his rule, questions remain as to whether Zedillo can stop the country?s slide into turmoil. It could be a long week for Mexico?s president; one of many in a long, hot year...