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It's reasonable, and legally relevant, to speculate that Jones' appearance, demeanor, and willingness to meet with Clinton alone may have emboldened him to think that sexual overtures would be welcome.
An editorial mocks the overtures white politicians make to minorities: Republicans are "dorky and patronizing;" Bradley is "schoolmarmy" and self-righteous; Gore is "cartoonish"; and none is serious about dismantling the racial and ethnic classifications that still plague American law.
Abroad, the Times of London said Barak's overtures toward Israel's neighbors will be "widely welcomed" but warned that he needs to get a move on.
The conciliatory overtures began early this year, after nearly four decades of violence, when the government removed security forces from a large FARC-controlled territory, but stalled when officials requested that an international verification committee monitor the zone.
His overtures are rebuffed; his son has come to think of his stepfather as his true father.