Ron Brown, man of parts

Article Abstract:

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.

Officials and employees, United States. Department of Commerce, Brown, Ronald H.

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Grand order of the Boot

Article Abstract:

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.

United Kingdom, Political aspects

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Half-blue for non-soldiering

Article Abstract:

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.

Germany, Yugoslavia, Yugoslavian foreign relations, German foreign relations, Schwartz-Schilling, Christian

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