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Kriegman had previously worked for the Organization of American States, helping implement a Guatemalan peace accord. He said he still plans to pursue a career in community development after graduation, but added, “I was counting on [LRAP] to cover the fact that I’ve taken on a lot of loans...
...same trick in public as a way to gain maximum leverage. But any attempt to revise the disputed clauses will probably infuriate the Kurds, who regard them as essential to protecting self-rule. Seven hours of talks inside the Governing Council chamber Friday night failed to produce any accord. The parties agreed to a two-day hiatus while the Shi'ites consulted Ayatullah Sistani and Bremer labored to keep the embarrassing blowup from turning into a permanent breakdown...
...more E.U. countries. By contrast, around half of the approximately 550 U.S. feature films produced every year hit European screens. Although co-distribution deals between countries are sprouting up everywhere - Italy's state film department is in talks with Britain and France about setting up a reciprocal accord - Europe still has no organized distribution network. Cinema may have been invented in Europe, but since the advent of talking pictures, Hollywood has reigned supreme. That global domination of the $52 billion cinema industry now relies on a vicious economic cycle: as the cost of filmmaking rises, studios balance the checkbook...
...business community who are also fed up with the situation under Aristide. Both groups say they're not aligned with the armed rebels, but they share the same principal demand, which is for Aristide to stand down. And the reason the political opposition has not accepted the U.S.-brokered accord is precisely because it leaves Aristide in power...
...Padgett: That question has to be weighing heavily on the minds of opposition leaders. They have two choices: They could continue to reject the peace accord, assuming that the rebels will take over and achieve the basic objective of the political opposition which is to hasten Aristide's departure. But if they wait for the rebels to take over, then when Aristide goes their own hand will be weak because the rebels will be running the show. So, their other choice is to accept the peace proposal laid out by the U.S. delegation, hoping that this could blunt rebel advance...