| BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : JUNE 7, 1999 ISSUE | ||||||||
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| NEWS: ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY
A Who's Who BERNARD SCHWARTZ Loral CEO C. MICHAEL ARMSTRONG Hughes CEO 1995-97 Both companies are under investigation. Hughes is now writing off costs of scrubbed Chinese launches, and Hughes and Loral both must look for new ways to launch their satellites. JANET RENO Attorney General Justice rejected FBI requests for wiretaps of a suspected Los Alamos weapons lab spy. Even Democratic Senator Robert Torricelli is suggesting that it might be time for her to resign. GEORGE W. BUSH Texas Governor Post-Cox Report, the GOP front-runner is taking a hard line. ''The Administration apparently did not take reports of espionage seriously, did not react promptly, and is still trying to minimize the scope and extent of the damage done.'' SAMUEL BERGER National Security Adviser Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) and others are demanding his resignation, claiming he was slow to sound the alarm about leaks at weapons labs. AL GORE Vice-President Democratic front-runner has been scarred by foreign fund-raising scandals. He could be hurt in the Presidential race by any furor over alleged Chinese spying. CHRISTOPHER COX Representative (R-Calif.) ''We can say with certainty that sensitive information is being stolen today.'' CHARLENE BARSHEFSKY U.S. Trade Representative ''The U.S.-China relationship is certainly under strain...But the U.S. and China need to find common ground.'' Still, WTO negotiations are on hold. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ BACK TO TOP |
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