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What was the ungroomed run like last year anyone here go there?
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The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History with the President
Very interesting read. One of those that you just want to keep on reading.
Quote:A GROUNDBREAKING BOOK about the modern presidency, The Clinton Tapes invites readers into private dialogue with a gifted, tormented, resilient President of the United States. Here is what President Clinton thought and felt but could not say in public.This book rests upon a secret project, initiated by Clinton, to preserve for future historians an unfiltered record of presidential experience. During his eight years in office, between 1993 and 2001, Clinton answered questions and told stories in the White House, usually late at night. His friend Pulitzer Prize-winning author Taylor Branch recorded seventy-nine of these dialogues to compile a trove of raw information about a presidency as it happened. Clinton drew upon the diary transcripts for his memoir in 2004.
Branch recorded his own detailed recollections immediately after each session, covering not only the subjects discussed but also the look and feel of each evening with the president. The text engages Clinton from many angles. Readers hear candid stories, feel buffeting pressures, and weigh vivid descriptions of the White House settings.
Branch's firsthand narrative is confessional, unsparing, and personal. The author admits straying at times from his primary role -- to collect raw material for future historians -- because his discussions with Clinton were unpredictable and intense. What should an objective prompter say when the President of the United States seeks advice, argues facts, or lodges complaints against the press? The dynamic relationship that emerges from these interviews is both affectionate and charged, with flashes of anger and humor. President Clinton drives the history, but this story is also about friends.
The Clinton Tapes highlights major events of Clinton's two terms, including wars in Bosnia and Kosovo, the failure of health care reform, peace initiatives on three continents, the anti-deficit crusade, and titanic political struggles from Whitewater to American history's second presidential impeachment trial. Along the way, Clinton delivers colorful portraits of countless political figures and world leaders from Nelson Mandela to Pope John Paul II.
These unprecedented White House dialogues will become a staple of presidential scholarship. Branch's masterly account opens a new window on a controversial era and Bill Clinton's eventual place among our chief executives.
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Hey wonderin if anyone could help me with a bit of Japanese... what do you say in Japanese for "seconds"? As in, a second helping at a meal.
Thanks!
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All look the same to me, but then again I don't really look at the thread coz I ain't interested.
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Misssissipi Burning.
You can almost always rely on Gene Hackman.
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Wonder if Arsenal are actually going to buy any new players at all. Got the cash now haven't they.
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But you would think that "Sony" would have QC installed into the brand wherever it was produced.
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Anyone remember this?
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I like the 3rd Halloween - Season of the Witch.
It is curiously interestingly bad.
Strange how they went with not having M Myers in it and then going back with IV.
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How much do debt collectors cost these days anyway?
Must be an awful situation to be in.
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WIN 10,0,22,87
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Lady GaGa's boobs explode
She's ok though, don't worry.
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Is this really Adam?
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Here he is
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Yes good idea. Agree probably the worst ever Arnie performance.
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Ah, you mean "No Wing" as it's known here
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Looks like it is a "no" for now that one.......
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That has absolutely nothing to do with Snow in Japan. Readers might get confused or angered.
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Hi folks and Hokkaido people in particular.
Can someone help out by telling me about how long it would take to drive from Niseko to Kiroro in normal conditions?
Thank you!
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I am more interested in the huge boobs myself.
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I'm not a big user of the keitai anyway. It gets put into driving mode when I am in the car.
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Heard similar about some people working here that are getting the cash.
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Heard about the Tokyo government that had 34,000,000 yens worth of workers uniforms remade because they forgot to put a little blue tiny line on the uniform. It was different to what was in the "Design Manual".
I want a refund!
What are you reading?
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It is, nearly finished with it. He certainly was/is a character.
Never read the Very Hungry Caterpillar though.