Word: final
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...line toward conflict of interest, but Gore knew about their ties to Edwards--and skewered their enthusiasm with a remark about how much of his own money Edwards had spent to get elected. "For $6 million, a lot of people could be a good politician," he cracked. Until that final night, Gore kept his political team out of the decision-making process, vetting his short list with an outside army of lawyers led by former Secretary of State Warren Christopher. The consultants had their opinions, but until Sunday, Gore wasn't talking to any of them about...
...Arafat "seems to be getting the message" that pre-empting a final agreement with Israel would backfire on him, says a senior White House aide, so he's looking for a way to sidestep the Sept. 13 deadline. Meanwhile, Mideast envoy Dennis Ross has flown to the region to gauge prospects for a second U.S. summit with Arafat and Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak. Both men have been hinting lately that they want round...
...First to arrive fills the fridge, last to leave does the final cleaning, so plan accordingly. We got lucky on this score. We had the house to ourselves for a couple of days after the commune disbanded...
...first hour, this is an engaging rite-of-passage comedy for the Modern Maturity set. When the men go into orbit, so does the film. It blends tension and emotion, computer wizardry and dramatic skill in a vigorous climax--and the most impressive, haunting final shot of the movie year...
...lobbying battle royal is shaping up in Washington over what could be one of the decade's biggest overseas contracts for a U.S. defense firm. Bell Helicopter Textron is negotiating the final details of a $4 billion deal to sell 145 King Cobra attack choppers to Turkey. The Clinton Administration and Congress must approve the sale. Human-rights groups plus Greek and Armenian lobbies are mobilizing against it. Turkey has a human-rights record that remains "among the worst in the world," says Representative JOHN PORTER, an Illinois Republican, and has used U.S. weapons to attack Kurds in the southeast...