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...choice groups been more equitably focused between the two candidates? It may be, suggests Emory University legal historian David J. Garrow, that Ashcroft represents a threat - real or perceived - that Thompson simply cannot match. "In terms of forming an effective alliance, all the liberal interest groups have a stake in the leadership at the Department of Justice, whereas it's much harder to get everyone organized around and excited about Health and Human Services...
...background to this story is that Media Most previously reached a deal with the government-controlled gas company, Gazprom, to repay a large loan by giving Gazprom a 49 percent stake in Media Most. They were supposed to turn a further 25 percent plus one share to a third investor, which would be sought through Deutsche Bank. The idea was that neither Gazprom, nor the current owners of Media Most, nor this third investor would have a controlling share...
...Indeed, Powell vigorously opposed U.S. intervention in the Balkans on the grounds that there were no vital U.S. interests at stake, and his military doctrine would preclude the sort of limited air wars ordered up by Clinton against Iraq and Yugoslavia. Powell believes the Clinton administration's approach of limited use of force for limited objectives is the military equivalent of a Hail Mary pass - the outcome is far from certain, and if limited force fails it then becomes necessary for the U.S. to expand its commitment in what potentially can become a quagmire...
Daniels could come under scrutiny if Bush makes good on his campaign promise of a Medicare drug benefit. Eli Lilly has a big stake in making sure it doesn't become an entitlement, which could lead to government price controls. So the issue is a potential conflict of interest for Daniels if he should have stock in the company or plans to return to it. "We'd look for assurances from him that he would not simply represent interests of the pharmaceutical industry," said John Rother of the AARP...
...rest of the year, the public did its best to ignore two presidential candidates, George W. Bush and Al Gore, who insisted there were big issues at stake. Instead of paying attention to them, most folks watched some fascinating scenes roll past: thousands of anti-globalization protesters disrupting a World Bank conference in Washington; Ford and Firestone executives blaming one another for a string of auto fatalities; Bill Clinton taking a last, slow lap around the presidential track as his wife Hillary Rodham Clinton made her first successful run for public office. Finally, the presidential campaign that everyone thought...