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Guinier became a national name when President Clinton, a classmate from Yale Law School, nominated her to be an Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights in 1993. She was immediately attacked by conservatives, who claimed that her writings on voting issues supported racial quotas. Clinton later withdrew his nomination...
...make in my life," she says. "That summer, I had no intention of taking time off. I thought, `Yeah, I have just one year to finish up.' I was in such turmoil for a week, and literally the day we registered at Harvard, I went up and I withdrew...
Together with Singapore and the United Kingdom, the U.S. withdrew from UNESCO during the cold war because they disagreed with its goals. Both Singapore and the U.K. have rejoined...
...independent bid for Governor last year. Metts managed to come up with a lilting musical ditty: "To start, he takes a beautiful girl, pays her 90 thou and goes for a whirl. Reporters ask, 'What about wife No. 1?' But David just wants to have fun." Metts eventually apologized, withdrew from the race and endorsed Beasley...
Another crucial factor is Iran's fear of being outflanked in the region's complex geopolitics. Iran, backer of the Afghan government ousted two years ago, and Pakistan, which supports the Taliban, have been vying for influence in Afghanistan ever since Soviet troops withdrew in 1989. Pakistan's newly declared nuclear capability has only intensified Tehran's anxiety. Complicating things further is the internal power struggle between Khamenei's hard-liners and emerging moderates led by President Mohammed Khatami...