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Further face-offs seem inevitable. Iraq will continue to try to undermine the U.N. sanctions that hobble its economy; the U.S. and its allies will insist that Iraq bow to international law. In such a charged atmosphere, war by miscalculation cannot be ruled out. Nor can war by design. Some Clinton aides grimly await their "October surprise" -- a confrontation with Saddam that could rally the country around Bush and give him a boost at the polls on Election...
...measures Hussein has taken come too late to prevent Saddam from rebuilding his country. Jordan's belated bow to U.S. pressure reflects the monarch's sensitivity to the threat of Western political and economic retaliation. But he also calculates that Saddam could outlast George Bush. As long as he retains power, the Iraqi dictator is a potential menace to regional stability -- nowhere more so than in Jordan. "Smuggling in this country is an industry," concedes Finance Minister Jardeneh. Many Jordanians have come to view it also as a necessary form of insurance to placate the bully next door...
...I.O.C. that no one earn money strictly for an appearance in the Games is one indication of the enduring strength of the Olympic ideal. The fact that one non-N.B.A. basketball player, Christian Laettner, has been included on the American squad seems to be yet another bow to the notion of sport for its own sake. The gesture bespeaks an ambivalence -- one that will not soon vanish from the Games...
...sure to drop by the Thursday afternoon office hours of Dean of Students Archie C. Epps III. There, you'll be able to bask in his distinctive accent and unique taste in clothing. The dean, who also has a top-notch singing voice, appears to be particularly fond of bow ties, hats and red carnations...
...million. By 1922 nearly 700,000 moldboard plows were being built by all U.S. manufacturers. Then came the giant rubber-tire tractors that made it possible to link as many as 24 plow bottoms that turned the earth in great rooster tails as if it were water off the bow of a ship...