” On October 29, a man named Francisco Duran, who had driven all the way from Colorado, protested the crime bill by opening fire on the White House with an assault weapon. His sense of humor reminded me of Mother Teresa’s famous observation that she knew God would never give he He and D’Alema were a well-matched pair—two lean, intense, passionate men who were always finding something to laugh about. At least people knew what the choice was.
The rest of November was consumed by the Middle East and the Florida recount, which was cut off with thousands of votes still uncou A few days later, Václav Havel came to Washington for a state visit, telling the press I was his “great friend. Now I had to prove them right. Back home, it was time for my last National Prayer Breakfast.
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