Word: processing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...many Republican members of the Senate, which revels in its reputation for cooling tea in the saucer, putting the kettle back on the stove? Once determined to restore faith in the process--or at least not be mentioned in the same breath as Bob Barr--they're now all concerned about the "feelings" of the House managers. The Senators have been letting the managers win one battle at a time, humoring them like children who promise to turn out the light and go to sleep if they can have just one more glass of water...
...unanimous Senate vote, Clinton was miffed, wishing instead that Daschle had led the kind of rock throwing that had so benefited the President in the House. "The President thought it was a major stab in the back," says a White House adviser. "He felt it legitimized the process...
...House managers will do everything they can to push across that boundary, confronting Lott with another set of difficult choices as he tries to grind the process to a halt without angering G.O.P. Senators who feel the prosecution has been slighted. Rather than calling the 15 witnesses the managers wanted, the prosecutors were limited to what Henry Hyde called a "pitiful three." In the crunch, Betty Currie was dropped from the list in exchange for White House aide Sidney Blumenthal. Though calling Currie was once thought to be central to proving the obstruction case, some managers decided the spectacle...
...analysts regard the leadership turmoil in Jordan as less worrisome than that in other Arab states, where aging Kings and Presidents may soon give way to unfamiliar new rulers. Jordan's transition, says Anthony Cordesman, a Washington-based Middle East scholar, is only "the first step in a long process that will be going on for the next decade and will affect peace, energy and stability in the region...
...process he is muddying the traditional Hollywood distinction between agents (who solicit work and negotiate agreements for clients) and managers (who technically can't negotiate agreements but perform hand-holding services and often get producing credits on their clients' projects). Cyclone Mike's moves are shaking up studios too, because they see him gaining leverage to dictate projects for the likes of Leo. "It's a war--and not just against CAA but against the studios," says a studio boss...