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...Clinton and his top national security advisers received a startling assessment from the CIA. After observing Boris Yeltsin's meeting with Clinton in Hyde Park two days before, U.S. intelligence agents thought they had spotted a problem. Something, it seemed, was amiss with the Russian President. His gait looked awkward; he was walking with difficulty and with his legs spread apart. His skin had taken on a disturbing gray patina. And his face appeared strangely bloated--"puffy," in the words of one American official present. In the minds of the CIA analysts, it all pointed to one thing: Yeltsin...
Donald cites many examples of Lincoln's reliance on humor to get a point across and to diffuse a difficult or awkward situation. Donald describes how Lincoln used an anecdote to convey his wish that Jefferson Davis and other high-ranking leaders of the Confederacy be allowed to flee the country. He could not state this openly. As president he would be obligated to hunt down and execute the traitors, but as a man believing in "malice towards none, charity for all," he just wished they would disappear. Lincoln told Sherman a story "about a man who declined a drink...
...President Lee terms the two republics as brothers. A top government official from Taiwan has an even more vivid description--a divorced couple, with the husband forcing the ex-wife to remarry him and keeping her from dating other guys. No matter how we try to see through this awkward relationship from different perspectives, one thing should be clear: nobody wants a war. Therefore, both sides should stay calm and face the reality. Especially for Taiwan, with its relatively passive position, a slightly less provocative diplomatic policy would certainly do a better job than the current one. It doesn...
...have a lack of handicapped access [to the recycling centers]," he said. "Many of the buildings were not built with loading docks in mind, and getting around is awkward [for collection trucks...
...seems utterly bored with Davis' life, more acutely with his girlfriends and particularly with the script or lack thereof. Most of the vignettes are minimalist sketches requiring a great deal of concentration from the actors and even more patience from the audience. With an excess of dead air and awkward exchanges, some studied but others accidental, the audience loses confidence that Davis will pull out a satisfying conclusion...