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Last February, another Loral waiver request landed on Clinton's desk. The State Department supported the waiver, arguing that it would promote trade with China and enhance America's position as the world telecommunications leader. But Clinton knew that Loral's technology transfer was under investigation. He also knew that Loral's chairman, Bernard Schwartz, was the largest individual donor to the D.N.C. in 1996, responsible for more than $600,000 in soft-money donations. Clinton was warned in a Feb. 18 decision memo that Justice believed that if the Loral investigation ever went to trial, "a jury likely would...
...crises that will mark his presidency. Sources close to the President tell TIME that on May 23, Habibie was confronted at his office by Lieut. General Prabowo Subianto, son-in-law of former President Suharto and the head of the powerful Army Strategic Reserve Command. The general "strongly requested" that Habibie name him army chief of staff and replace the chief of the armed forces, General Wiranto, with a Prabowo ally. Frightened, Habibie told the volatile general that promotions were up to the military, and left. Prabowo refused to go, departing only after an aide pretended Wiranto...
Wilson's "Call for Comments" is Radcliffe's first public request for input since The Boston Globe reported on Easter Sunday that the college is engaged in a comprehensive strategic planning process. Sources close to the discussions have said they may result in a change of Radcliffe's institutional status...
After a minor motor vehicle accident and a failed attempt to serve a restraining order, Officers Ford and Ayala radio in to request time for dinner. I am treated to an excellent plate of pasta at Il Panino, and regaled with some of the best stories of the evening, all unfortunately off the record...
WASHINGTON: It's going to be a sleepless summer for Microsoft. In the spirit of the entire Windows/Explorer row, Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson has decided to bundle his court dates together. He'll now begin hearing both the Justice Department's request for an injunction against Win98 and the entire antitrust case on the same day -- September 8. While the DOJ was hoping for an immediate injunction, it's happy with a quick two-for-the-price-of-one trial. "It lays to rest any comparison with the IBM case," said Justice counsel David Boise. Indeed, everyone involved will...