Word: avoiding
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...finally muttered. Tsibliyev and Lazutkin groused more openly before assenting to a four-hour "internal" space walk in the frigid, airless and possibly contaminated lab. As one stands by, the other will enter with a flashlight to look for the right wires, moving gingerly in the tight quarters to avoid ripping his bulky space suit. Then they will reseal Spektr with a new hatch fitted with cable ports on either side to complete the electrical circuits to Mir. Foale, meanwhile, will be waiting in a Soyuz capsule, ready for the team's escape if an emergency occurs...
...weekend. In New York City, security was extremely tight as designers prepared for Men's Fashion Week, a major series of shows that begins today. But picking Cunanan out from the crowd may be a difficult task. According to the FBI, he may be posing as a woman to avoid detection...
...Thompson's potential star witness, Huang may have as much value bound as unbound. The Constitution gives Huang the right to remain silent, but not to avoid a trip to the Capitol. If Thompson wants to compel Huang's appearance, all he needs to do is issue a committee order and, if necessary, get a judge to dispatch U.S. Marshal escorts to Huang's California home. And that would be only the opening act of a great political play...
...Signal to multimillionaires that they cannot buy seats in Congress. The right of a candidate to spend his own money is constitutionally protected. However, this gives wealthy candidates a tremendous advantage. The answer, to avoid injury to the Constitution, is not to limit the amount someone can spend on his own campaign but to offset it. If a candidate provides 15% or more of his campaign war chest, the opponent's party should be allowed to match that amount through a soft-money contribution...
...tough is it? Western Pacific, a two-year-old company based in Colorado Springs, Colo., is a good example. Last year Western Pacific chalked up a $23.7 million net loss and in the process jettisoned both its management and its business plan. The company tried to avoid a head-on battle with United Airlines in its Denver hub. But Western Pacific was also missing out on the flush business market that connects there. "A lot of low-fare carriers make the mistake of trying to hide in the weeds," says Western Pacific CEO Robert Peiser, former CEO of FoxMeyer Drug...