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...most outward respects, Washington was carrying on its foreign affairs in an orderly fashion. U.S. and Soviet negotiators held a special four-day round of arms talks in Geneva aimed at narrowing differences before the next extended bargaining session, scheduled for January. Though Max Kampelman, the chief U.S. negotiator, announced only "limited" progress, he found the Soviets ready to do business as usual. Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger traveled to Brussels to attend a meeting of his NATO counterparts and turned up in Paris to defend Reagan's secret dealings with Iran...
...attached by a dramatic glass bridge to the recently renovated Tschuggen Grand Hotel. "I wanted the structure to have a deep, instant and intense bond with its surroundings," Botta says of the native raw materials he used. The four-story, 3,500-sq-m retreat includes year-round indoor and outdoor pools outfitted with jets, waterfalls and synchronized hydrotherapy stations; several hot-and-cold wading baths; a trio of saunas; and a pair of relaxation areas with open fireplaces. There is also a medical staff on hand for consultation. But after a visit, you may determine the greatest harm...
...expressed enthusiasm about the candidacies of biochemist and Nobel laureate Thomas R. Cech and Radcliffe Institute Dean Drew Gilpin Faust, according to two individuals familiar with the group’s activities. Both sources added that other candidates likely remain in the running and may be included in final-round interviews...
...ambitious five years ago when it launched the Doha Round? The world trade system is growing and changing at an incredible pace. The WTO and the current machinery for the Doha Round can't keep pace. But it can be adapted and put back on track. I believe a deal is doable, and that it can be done within the narrow time frame that we have ahead...
...final round, Pachter and I go to the Fountain, an elegant, chandeliered restaurant at the Four Seasons Hotel in Philly. I'm daydreaming about the Coach bag I'm going to buy. I order fish, and I know exactly which fork to select. I'm a Biz Et grad, after all. Then as I continue my witty repartee, I lean on my bread dish, sending the butter knife clattering to the floor. We both burst out laughing...