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<title>
Sep. 21, 1992: Grapevine
</title>
<history>
TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1992
Sep. 21, 1992 Hollywood & Politics
</history>
<article>
<source>Time Magazine</source>
<hdr>
GRAPEVINE, Page 13
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<p>By Janice Castro
</p>
<p>HEADING FOR A GRILLING
</p>
<p> Get out the flak jackets. Former Secretary of State Henry
Kissinger will face tough questions when he testifies next week
before the Senate Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs.
Investigators for the committee claim they have constructed a
"damning case" against Kissinger for ineptness and insensitivity
regarding pows and mias during the Paris peace talks in 1973.
The committee has heard from a score of witnesses, including
several Pentagon officials, who maintain that many Americans
were left behind when the Nixon Administration brought
servicemen home at the conclusion of the talks. Insiders say the
hearing will be "tough on Dr. K." Kissinger will be followed by
other heavyweight witnesses, including Al Haig and Acting
Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger. Even Kissinger's old
boss, Richard Nixon, has sought legal advice in preparation for
a deposition on the matter that has been requested by the
committee.
</p>
<p>WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE...
</p>
<p> The Democrats are out to get Newt Gingrich, and they've
got some unexpected allies across the aisle as the conservative
House minority whip campaigns for re-election. Gingrich has
earned enmity in abundance for his junkyard-dog tactics. Case in
point: House minority leader Robert Michel. Says a Michel aide:
"Maybe the Democrats can't get Clinton elected, but at least
they should be able to get rid of Newt. It would make our lives
up here so much easier."
</p>
<p>YOU CALL THAT NOTHING?
</p>
<p> No wonder U.N. Inspectors are under fire for reporting
that Saddam's nuclear program never got out of the starting
blocks. Documents they recovered show that Iraq bought enough
material to build 10,000 centrifuges, which are needed for a key
step in enriching uranium. Says an insider: "They're scared to
death there's some hidden installation, maybe underground. There
are no grounds for giving Iraq a clean bill of health."
</p>
<p>FOR THE MAN WHO HAS EVERYTHING
</p>
<p> Entrepreneurs in the former Soviet Union are selling
military equipment cheap, just in time for those hard-to-fill
Christmas lists. Night-vision goggles, worth thousands of
dollars, are going for as low as $80, while pressure suits
($15,000), worn by high-flying spy pilots, can be had for $150.
The out-of-work military men selling the stuff have discovered
a fashion premium in Soviet flight jackets, which are fetching
$500. Accessories? Flight helmets with red stars go for $50.
</p>
<p>SOUND LIKE GOOD REPUBLICANS TO ME
</p>
<p> Orange County in Southern California has long been known
as a solid fortress of white conservative Republicans. But
times change. The leading surname of Orange County residents
buying houses during the past year was Nguyen (693 homes). Their
new neighbors include 254 Lee families, 165 Garcias and 162
Kims.
</p>
<p>BANANA PEELS
</p>
<p> Moments from last week Bush, Clinton and Quayle would like
to forget :
</p>
<p>-- BOY TOYS
</p>
<p> Quayle tweaked Clinton for referring in a speech to
Patriot missiles going "down chimneys" during the Gulf War. Ha,
said Quayle: "Bill Clinton knows less about national security
than I do about spelling!" The weapons, said Quayle, were
cruise missiles. Join the club, Dan. They were smart bombs.
</p>
<p>-- NEVER SAY NEVER
</p>
<p> Someone better stop that man. No sooner did President Bush
promise last week that he would never raise taxes again--"ever, ever"--than out popped Marlin Fitzwater to explain that
this did not mean that the President would never raise taxes
again. "It wasn't a pledge," insisted Fitzwater. Oh.
</p>
<p>CAMPAIGN QUIZ
</p>
<p> Q:
</p>
<p> WHICH U.S. PRESIDENT FIRST:
</p>
<p> A. Flew?
</p>
<p> B. Televised a speech from the White House?
</p>
<p> C. Visited China?
</p>
<p> D. Saw his two (be careful here) daughters marry in the
White House?
</p>
<p> E. Found employment sweeping the floors at Clinton's
pharmacy?
</p>
<p> A:
</p>
<p> A. Teddy Roosevelt
</p>
<p> B. Harry Truman
</p>
<p> C. Herbert Hoover
</p>
<p> D. Woodrow Wilson
</p>
<p> E. Harry Truman
</p>
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