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...came last Tuesday, one day after Citron resigned and CS First Boston demanded immediate repayment of a $1.2 billion loan that the treasurer had used to buy bonds. County supervisor Harriett Wieder awoke before dawn to the sound of a police officer pounding on her door and summoning her to an emergency briefing. By 11 a.m. California time, Orange County's troubles were the talk of regulators in Washington. At 5:30 p.m. the county filed for bankruptcy protection to prevent other creditors from calling their loans and selling the fund's bonds that they held as collateral...
Sure, some parents are lining up at dawn to buy those scarce white Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and Golden Jubilee Barbies, but you can find lots of presents without any hassle at all. In the toy industry, these are known fondly as "stiffs." Some examples...
...tight. "We worked in a separately secured area within the plant; so only those intimately involved in this operation knew we were there," said engineer Alex Riedy, 36, the leader of the 31-person U.S. team at the Ulba Metallurgical Plant. "We'd be transported in by bus before dawn and back again at night." If asked, they had a cover story: "We were part of an International Atomic Energy Agency commission there at the invitation of the Kazakhstan government, supposedly doing an inventory of nuclear materials...
...always, Reagan gave it a wonderful Hollywood twist. "I now begin the journey that will lead me into the sunset of my life," he wrote. "I know that for America there will always be a bright dawn ahead." The swell of sympathy and affection was instantaneous and overwhelming, from the man on the street to Bill Clinton. Speaking Saturday night at a political rally in Oakland, California, the President said that Reagan's letter had "touched my heart," and the news brought gasps from the crowd of Democrats...
Sometimes at dusk, sometimes at dawn, when the dim gray light shrouds them from the enemy, commandos of the mainly Muslim Bosnian army launch coordinated attacks on Serb positions. Using their advantage in manpower, the Bosnian troops pick their way around the enemy's heavy tanks and guns, ambushing troops or blasting through sparsely defended encampments...