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Hillary is not yet ready to use her juice to alter Administration policy, and perhaps she shouldn't be. She is, after all, only an undeclared candidate. All the same, Rivera was said to be "livid" (New York power brokers are always getting "livid"--that's part of the fun), even though they must know she needs time before she can break with the President on an issue like Medicare. "She's married to the guy--she can't just flip a switch and become a noisy fighter for New York," says an adviser. "It's got to be gradual...
...original deposits. The international investigating commission under PAUL VOLCKER, former chief of the Fed, says it needs until June 1999 to finish its work. The Volcker Commission has 500 chartered accountants combing through tons of archives at 63 banks, and those sleuths don't come cheap. The bankers are livid about the expense and time; some of the smaller banks are threatening to throw out the commission's accountants. What's more, under pressure from the federal government, the banks grudgingly waived their hallowed secrecy rules for those wartime accounts. But as the sifting proceeds, the accountants are hitting upon...
...Whether elated or angry, Chileans were united by their incredulity at the decision. "Human rights groups want Pinochet tried but doubted that Britain would see the process through," says TIME Chile reporter Elizabeth Love. "The right wing are livid and are vowing to fight on." But even as Chileans take the issue to their country's streets, their former dictator will finally get his day in court...
...original deposits. The international investigating commission under Paul Volcker, former chief of the Fed, says it needs until June 1999 to finish its work. The Volcker Commission has 500 chartered accountants combing through tons of archives at 63 banks, and those sleuths don?t come cheap. The bankers are livid about the expense and time; some of the smaller banks are threatening to throw out the commission?s accountants. What?s more, under pressure from the federal government, the banks grudgingly waived their hallowed secrecy rules for those wartime accounts. But as the sifting proceeds, the accountants are hitting upon...
...analyst convicted of spying for Israel. Netanyahu said he needed the release to mollify hard-liners in his Cabinet. Simultaneously, Netanyahu's aides tried to "create a little reality," according to a U.S. official, by telling the press that Clinton had consented--which he hadn't. American officials were livid. At 9 a.m., Netanyahu told Clinton he wanted to take a nap. When he awoke three hours later, having reaped the benefits of delay for domestic political consumption, Bibi was ready to sign...