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...attempt to discipline Ryan could raiselarger questions of law and Justice Departmentpolicy. Reno's predecessor as attorney general,William J. Barr, argued that government lawyersshould not be subject to discipline by state bars...
Argentine President Carlos Menem, at a rare meeting with his predecessor, Raul Alfonsin, leader of the opposition Civic Radical Union Party, won support for a constitutional measure lifting the ban on successive presidential terms. The deal canceled a scheduled referendum on the issue, which seemed likely to prove an embarrassing defeat for the Radicals. The reform must be ratified by the Civic Radical Union Party; it is then expected to breeze through the legislature. With a 40% approval rating, 10% ahead of any rival's, Menem is likely to make a bid for a second term...
McAllister is flying less these days (mostly because Warren Christopher doesn't travel as much as his predecessor did) but working just as hard. "Jef has the busiest beat in the Washington bureau," says senior editor Johanna McGeary, who covered State for TIME for seven years. "Besides the big pieces he's called upon to do ((like this week's analysis of the shortcomings of Bill Clinton's foreign policy team)), we rely on him for every crisis around the world that needs a Washington angle." The queries pour in from the New York office all week long: What...
...Restic's predecessor, John Yovicsin, hadrescued Harvard football from the depths ofdespondency in the late 1950's by reorganizing italong conservative lines. Influenced by the likesof Woody Hayes and Vince Lombardi, he instilled asimple off-tackle left, off-tackle right,third-down-and-a-long-pass-to-a-receiver type ofoffense. And it worked: Harvard had just fourlosing seasons in 14 years and Yovicsonestablished himself as the winningest coach inHarvard history...
From all indications, that mental toughness,more than any points or rebounds or assists, maybe the area of biggest improvement for this year'ssquad over its predecessor...