WASHINGTON INSIGHT
DIPLOMACY, DETROIT-STYLE: Secretary of State Warren Christopher arrived at a North Atlantic Treaty Organization meeting in Brussels in a cloud of smoke. The driver of his Mercedes-Benz limousine burned out the brakes while fighting a stuck accelerator. After the car was doused with fire-retardant foam, Christopher made his return trip in a purring Cadillac.
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