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...soldiers, Gen. Djordje Djukic and Col. Aleksa Krsmanovic, who are now being held by the Bosnian Muslims pending their possible indictment by the International War Crimes Tribunal. In a rare press conference, Serb Lt. General Milan Gvero accused the Muslims of "jeopardizing peace," and accused NATO of pro-Muslim bias, "supporting the option of war". Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic, one of the area's chief power brokers, backs the Bosnian decision. If his support for the peace plan is wavering, it could collapse. According to Time's Mark Thompson: "The Serbs and Muslims are backing away from the peace accord...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Thunder on the Horizon | 2/8/1996 | See Source »

...administration's power over the Core and about students' role on the review committee. Some professors and students have asked me if the committee has some sort of political agenda, if it favors the sciences over the humanities. But contrary to these suspicions, I have not noticed any bias in committee meetings...

Author: By Patricia Larash, | Title: Toward Effective Core Reform | 2/7/1996 | See Source »

...genuinely colorful character, a camera's darling who changes his entire appearance a couple of times a year. His fashion reputation is based on his rampant inspiration, his romps through costume history that turn archives into seductive, in-your-face clothes. His specialty is the slinky, tricky, bias-cut dress (cut across the grain of the fabric), which is the design of choice for movie stars--or anyone who wants to flaunt a shapely figure. Galliano was chosen to revitalize Givenchy by Bernard Arnault, president of LVMH, which owns not only that house but also Lacroix and Dior...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FASHION: THE NEW KID IN TOWN | 2/5/1996 | See Source »

...politician. But I do have a bias for a foreign policy that makes America a reliable and principled leader; a bias for foreign policy that projects America's unique purpose and strength," he said...

Author: By Amita M. Shukla, | Title: Sec'y Urges Foreign Leadership | 1/19/1996 | See Source »

...opinion page might be the place to expose one's biases, but the best opinion pieces prove their points without resorting to demogoguery. In a time when complaints about bias in the media are manifold, the appearance of level-headedness and true consideration catches a reader's attention. Besides, subtle editorials are sometimes the most persuasive...

Author: By Daniel Altman, | Title: Last Of the Routine | 1/8/1996 | See Source »

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