Ron Brown, man of parts
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Ron Brown did not receive the post of Secretary of Commerce just as a political favor repayment by Bill Clinton. He is a shrewd politician and businessman. His business interests may conflict with his Commerce Department duties, but that is true of others as well.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1992
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Grand order of the Boot
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Britain's national heritage secretary David Mellor, embarrassed by a scandalous affair and PLO connections, is the latest in a long list of Cabinet ministers who have faced a decision about resigning. A table of troubled ministers ranges from 1947 to the present.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1992
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Half-blue for non-soldiering
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Christian Schwartz-Schilling, the German postmaster general, tendered his resignation in Dec 1992 in protest of his government's failure to take concerted action in the Yugoslav civil war. Other Christian Democrat ministers may follow Schwartz-Schilling's lead.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1992
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