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...Mayor Anthony D. Galluccio--whose first major vote as chair of the School Committee last spring was to pass the CRLS redesign--said he was intent on reaching an accord last night...
...planted the seeds for an accord at his swearing-in as Starr's successor, in October 1999, when he said it is more important to assure that "justice shall be done" than to win cases. Within days, Ray received a call from the President's private lawyer, David Kendall, who'd spent six ugly years battling Starr. But Ray and Kendall had a clean slate. A tough prosecutor in New York City, Ray had joined Starr's team as an assistant in April 1999--months after the Clinton impeachment ended. Now he and Kendall began a series of regular talks...
...Africa. Rwanda and Uganda, which had supported Kabila pere in his campaign to end the reign of Mobutu Sese Seko, backed the rebellion after falling out with Kabila. Angola, Namibia and Zimbabwe supported the Congolese President in return for the promise of lucrative oil and mining concessions. A peace accord signed 18 months ago by the main protagonists called for a cease-fire, but fighting has dragged...
...efforts to bring peace to the Middle East [WORLD, Jan. 8]. However, Yasser Arafat knows that should he make even a single compromise to settle the issues between Israelis and Palestinians, he would not live to see another day. As I watch his attempts to make some kind of accord that will help end the violence, I can see in his eyes he knows he is a dead man walking. Given all that Israel has agreed to in order to reach a peaceful settlement, I almost feel sorry for Arafat. He lacks the authority to make peace. GARY HUYGEN Petaluma...
Bill Clinton still doesn't get it: The power to make peace in the Middle East is not among those of a U.S. president. Having on Thursday finally conceded what most observers have known since the end of last summer - that a final Israeli-Palestinian peace accord is unlikely during his tenure - Clinton went on to say that it'll be up to the Bush administration to keep the process going...