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...President never explicitly told Guinier to withdraw, says a source close to her. "He went around it 25 different ways, and she never volunteered anything." But the final moments of the conversation were awkward because it was clearly the end of the issue. The trio at last emerged from the 75-minute session with reddened eyes -- and 45 minutes later, the President mounted the podium in the press room to kill the nomination. Gripping the lectern and raising his fists, showing more emotion than he had expressed at any time since the dog days of New Hampshire, he said...
Soliciting friends can be awkward, and most recommend a straightforward approach in a casual setting...
...more awkward, stumbling, half-step forward in what Dutschke called the "long march" toward human freedom. It helped inspire the worldwide feminist movement and the resistance to communist authoritarianism that climaxed in the vast, peaceful revolutions of '89. For these reasons alone, the rebellions of '68 deserve at least one brief, nonpartisan cheer: Hats off to '68 and -- depending on your personal and political preference -- also shoes, shirts, ties, bras, plus blindfolds and manacles of any kind...
Nearly all the co-anchor schemes since Chet Huntley and David Brinkley broke up in 1970 (an entropy year: Huntley-Brinkley and the Beatles) have been awkward. ABC failed badly with Harry Reasoner and Barbara Walters. NBC's Tom Brokaw-and-Roger Mudd team was just as happy and long-lived. NBC once considered hiring Diane Sawyer as a co-anchor, and discussions of teaming Brokaw with, say, Jane Pauley will now revive. But, says Brokaw, "I'd be bored. There's not enough for two people to do." If ABC wants to switch to a co-anchorship...
...stakes for the President, meanwhile, have escalated. By sending Christopher abroad and calling for prompt action after the Bosnian-Serb rejection, Clinton generated momentum toward a confrontation. It would be awkward for him to back down. "Once you say you're going to do something," explained a congressional leader who was briefed by Aspin last week, "you have to do it. There is no turning back without a big cost." Even so, Clinton is not planning to order any military moves unilaterally or suddenly. He intends to ask Congress for a vote of confidence and the U.N. Security Council...