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...about Hillary Clinton's headbands and changing hair style? This ethos of personal criticism isn't limited to the United States. NATO allies expressed disapproval of Mrs. Clinton's attire on a goodwill tour she gave. She received her harshest criticism in Italy for looking lackluster next to a high-level official's wife, a former super-model...
...orders are changing. Under pressure from home and abroad, two high-level commissions named by the Swiss government are examining the issues of Holocaust-era bank accounts; Swiss gold purchases and commerce with the Nazis; and the country's less than hospitable treatment of Jewish and other refugees. The poking and prodding are forcing the Swiss into an uncomfortable bout of national soul searching in which their image as a proud neutral country--founder of the Red Cross, defender of democratic values, oasis of peace and multiethnic harmony--is being challenged by a more sinister image: that of a self...
...than hope her investments would pay off. She had succeeded in winning over some crucial allies. When Hillary Clinton attended the U.N.'s women's conference in Beijing in September 1995, Albright spent the day with her. Albright "flew in, made a cameo appearance and then left," says a high-level participant. "I've known her for years, but it was the first time I was consciously aware of what a public persona she was." Albright also played tour guide when the First Lady visited Prague last July. "She advises her on international stuff, sends her memos and materials. Madeleine...
...well-placed" source close to the probe reports that foreign counterintelligence considerations could prompt Attorney General Janet Reno to appoint an independent counsel to look into Democratic campaign finance, reports The Washington Post. Reno has previously refused to appoint a counsel, citing the lack of evidence showing wrongdoing among high-level executive branch officials. Although a Chinese Embassy spokesman denies that China ever meddled in overseas contributions to the DNC, electronic eavesdropping on the Embassy has prompted the Justice Department to increase the number of FBI special agents working on the inquiry to 25, and to add a bevy...
...would become Labor Secretary, and then enunciated in Clinton's book Putting People First. There the candidate declared, "While our global competitors invest in their working people, seven of every 10 dollars American companies spend on employee training goes to those at the top of the corporate ladder. High-level executives float on golden parachutes to a cushy life while hardworking Americans are grounded without the skills they need." After that, Clinton promised an "urgent" and "simple" solution: "We will require every employer to spend 1.5% of payroll for continuing education and training to all workers, not just executives...