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...White House is considering a ban on all U.S. trade with Iran to punish efforts to build a nuclear arsenal there. ButTIME Diplomatic correspondent J.F.O. McAllistersays the Clinton Administration previously has been opposed to an all-out embargo because the business likely would be diverted to firms in other countries that compete with American companies. McAllister expects President Clinton to opt for narrower restrictions. Clinton is expected to move swiftly on various options, including proposals to ban sales of computers and equipment with military applications to Iran, or toban importing oilfrom Iran for sales abroad -- a $4 billion market. Purchasing...
...forces attacked a communications tower held by Bosnian Serbs outside the northeastern city of Tuzla, breaking a truce that began New Year's Day and was scheduled to expire May 1. After the Serbs responded by shelling Tuzla and another government-held town, Travnik, in central Bosnia, a return to all-out war seemed inevitable...
There is something perverse about springtime in the former Yugoslavia: it is when men make war, not love. Now, as the cold weather eases in the fifth year of Balkan fighting, Serbs and Croats are unlimbering their guns for what American diplomats fear could turn into an all-out Balkan...
Kelly said America is currently in the grips of the "largest sustained attack on affirmative action since the Depression." He said the attacks on affirmative action represent "an all-out assault on the living standards of working-class people...
Eager to avert an all-out trade war with the U.S., China agreed to resume discussions in Beijing this week on the piracy of U.S.-made goods, including movies, music and computer software. The overture, which did not mention any specific proposals, came less than a week after Washington slapped stiff tariffs on Chinese products worth more than $1 billion. The levies are due to take effect...