He said they were historic and he could encourage Arafat to accept them. Bariloche was a perfect site to highlight the importance of the environment. Eventually, I nominated Deval Patrick, another brilliant African-American lawyer with a strong civil rights background, to lead the Civil Rights Division, and he did a fine job. While we didn’t resolve our differences, Prime Minister Rao and I broke the ice and began a new chapter in Indo-U.
I had been raised not to look down on anyone and not to blame others for my own problems or shortcomings. The press raised the roof, but we stuck with the decision, figuring they’d get over it. A couple of days later, I had another night meeting on the issue, with members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, including Senators Sam N On balance, I was happy with the results.
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