Word: leon
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...that had he known, he would have prevented Chinese weapons trader Wang Jun from taking coffee with the President on Feb. 6, 1996, a meeting even Clinton said later was "clearly inappropriate." When it comes to blame, Lake may spare no one--not even White House chief of staff Leon Panetta...
These are essential issues. But as even some White House aides admit, Clinton's traveling show is most effective when he's getting things done back in Washington--and most of that work is done in Congress. "He obviously has to go through Congress to get things done," says Leon Panetta, the outgoing chief of staff. "But he can't be seen as tied to its failings. He has to use the bully pulpit effectively and confront Congress effectively." As other aides point out, legislative action is required for 80% of the items on Clinton's to-do list: offering...
...Clinton, when he first sat down two weeks before the election with Vice President Al Gore, chief of staff Leon Panetta and favored friend Vernon Jordan, insisted it was teamwork he wanted above all. Gore proposed Cohen for Defense, and Albright was an obvious choice for State. Colin Powell, considered at one point for the job, was pressed by the Vice President as a way to neutralize a potential rival in 2000. But the Republican of choice was always Cohen for Defense. Berger got the NSC job in part by default: he was offered the chief-of-staff position when...
...RICHARD FISHER, SUSAN SOROS and LEON LEVY These three trustees gave a total of $42 million to New York's Bard College, a gift that allows the school to more than double its endowment. Fisher is chairman of the Morgan Stanley Group Inc. Levy is general partner of Odyssey Partners, an investment firm. Susan Soros, George's wife, is the director of Bard's Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, based in Manhattan...
...whose world view has scarcely changed since the dawn of the Cold War. The many resignations of prominent Clinton staffers also reflect the President's political weakness. Granted, some, such as Energy Secretary Hazel R. O'Leary, have been forced out. But Senior Adviser George Stephonopolous, Chief of Staff Leon E. Panetta and Secretary of Labor Robert B. Reich are all leaving voluntarily. Yesterday, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner David Kessler announced his decision to resign. Ironically, Bob Dole vowed to fire Kessler if he was elected...