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Experts say Bradley is not likely to back away from the challenge ahead of him though. In recent days, he has made more direct challenges to his rival by questioning his honesty and record on issues such as abortion--Gore at one point opposed Medicaid funding for the procedure--and campaign fundraising...
Alan Greenspan shouldn't be surprised if perfect strangers insist on buying him a beer. Widely credited with being the architect of the most sustained growth cycle in the history of the U.S. economy, the Federal Reserve chairman on Tuesday welcomed the record-making 107th month of robust economic health. It's not only its length, of course, that has been remarkable. The boom, marked by rising income, skyrocketing consumer confidence and general expansion, has also remained notably unmarred by the specter of inflation. Wages have escaped the pressure usually placed on them by a booming economy, with increased productivity...
...international outcry has, if anything, led to a circling of the wagons in Austria, as it did when the country elected Kurt Waldheim president despite foreign condemnation of his wartime record. "Austrians don't like being told what to do," says TIME Central Europe bureau chief Andrew Purvis. "Their response is to hunker down and stick to their guns - European opposition has actually increased Haider's popularity in Austria...
...After a few cigars and a $40 million payment by Jordan, he was president of one of the worst, most overpaid teams in the league. The Wizards won their last championship in 1978, playing as the Bullets. Even the Republicans have a better record when it comes to winning...
Another Young Wild One with a chance of succeeding Schauble is Peter Muller, 44, a former judge from the Saarland, Germany's coal belt. Unlike Wulff, Muller has a successful track record against the Social Democrats, having led his party to victory in state elections last September. But Muller joined the chorus against Kohl relatively recently, raising credibility questions...