Word: handing
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...Moscow's influence in some of the capitals that most perplex U.S. policy makers - Pyongyang, Havana and Belgrade. There's nothing ideological about this. It's just a pragmatic, calculating attempt to assert the national interests of a newly capitalist Russia on the global stage, playing Moscow's weaker hand to maximum advantage. And he'll prove quite a match for the next U.S. administration if its conception of foreign policy is limited to exporting democracy...
...With Juan Miguel's arrival having forced its hand, the Clinton administration finally moved decisively at Easter, risking a public backlash for the armed raid in which Elian was seized from his Miami relatives. But Elian's obvious joy at the reunion with his father neutralized any political flak, and the congressional hearings Republicans promised within hours of the raid appear to have vanished into the ether. By returning Elian to his father and then letting the courts decide the rest, the White House knocked the wind out of any further protests in Miami or on Capitol Hill...
...here to hand out advice, but... no, wait a minute. That's exactly what we're here to do. And here it is. Young cigar smokers of America: You look like pretentious idiots, in part because you are not dignified enough to carry off a cigar. Get with the times, already, and stub out that stogie. Sure, you're going to have to find something else to do with your extra cash, but that shouldn't be too tough. Gordon Gekko might have advised looking into biotech...
...only involves a couple of our credit cards, it's hardly surprising that we're not so hot on the idea of letting strangers rifle through our genetic identities. What would happen if, for example, during an interview in the not-so-distant future, a prospective employer shook your hand, walked into a lab and used the traces of you skin to evaluate your life span and your overall cost to the company's health insurance coffers? And let's say you were predisposed to developing breast cancer - how could you be sure your employers weren't denying...
Bill Clinton wants legacy so badly, he's willing to pay $250 billion for it. With Magic Marker in hand and the Rose Garden as a backdrop, Clinton on Monday announced a new surplus windfall. Excluding Social Security surplus funds, which both Democrats and Republicans agree should be set aside, the federal government is $1.9 trillion in the black in the period from 2001 to 2010. And after the usual self-congratulation, Clinton looked ahead to his summer budget battle with congressional Republicans and offered them a deal...