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  • Tarnoff elegantly profiles two counterfeiters besides Lewis: Owen Sullivan, an obnoxious Irish drunk who got busy with some engraved plates around 1749 and made a fortune before he got caught; and Samuel Upham, a mild-mannered shopkeeper who may have thought of himself as a patriot by selling counterfeit Confederate bills bearing his name and address! that were used by Union soldiers to buy goods.

    'Moneymakers' review: Truly fun tales of 19th-century counterfeiters Carolyn See 2011

  • This line of thought grew out of a post - "New Moon" discussion I had with Brooke Tarnoff, a lovely and talented editor at PopEater.

    The ‘Twilight’ Craze Hints At A Larger Phenomenon-To-Be: Blockbusters For The Ladies » MTV Movies Blog 2009

  • Tarnoff elegantly profiles two counterfeiters besides Lewis: Owen Sullivan, an obnoxious Irish drunk who got busy with some engraved plates around 1749 and made a fortune before he got caught; and Samuel Upham, a mild-mannered shopkeeper who may have thought of himself as a patriot by selling counterfeit Confederate bills bearing his name and address! that were used by Union soldiers to buy goods.

    'Moneymakers' review: Truly fun tales of 19th-century counterfeiters Carolyn See 2011

  • Tarnoff, Berger, and he were in agreement: Wisner should be appointed.

    Dealings Felix Rohatyn 2010

  • I joined Warren Christopher, his undersecretary for political affairs, Peter Tarnoff, and his chief of staff, Tom Donilon, in convincing the White House that a problem as big as Bosnia required a problem-solver as experienced, energetic, and determined as Richard Holbrooke.

    The Great Experiment Strobe Talbott 2008

  • Peter Tarnoff captured the sense we shared of being both blessed and tested.

    The Great Experiment Strobe Talbott 2008

  • The meeting in Paris tomorrow, the ministerial meeting, which will be led -- the American delegation -- by Attorney General Reno, with Under Secretary Tarnoff and others, is the latest step in an effort that has been underway now for -- since really the beginning of this administration to increase the level of international cooperation to deal with this global threat.

    Berger Et Alia Briefing On Anti Terrorism Meeting ITY National Archives 1996

  • There have been a number of developments over the last months that we find encouraging -- an invitation of Under Secretary Tarnoff to come to China; a very constructive meeting between Secretary Christopher and Qian Qichen, the Foreign Minister; the quick disposition of the Harry Wu case; the return of Ambassador Li to the United States; and the granting of agrement to Ambassador-designate Sasser.

    Berger Briefing On President Trip To Un ITY National Archives 1995

  • I think he feels Under Secretary Tarnoff, on behalf of the administration, explained how we got to the point where we articulated the new policy.

    Press Briefing By Mike Mccurry ITY National Archives 1995

  • That has been exactly the purpose of the diplomacy we've been pursuing from Secretary Christopher's meeting with his counterpart to the recent trip of Under Secretary Tarnoff to the upcoming meeting of Secretary Christopher and the Foreign Minister/Deputy Premier and perhaps the meeting at highest levels between President Jiang Zemin and President Clinton.

    Press Briefing By Mike Mccurry And David Johnson ITY National Archives 1995

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