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...Bosnia, there is no freedom of expression, no free press, little or no voter education, and indicted war criminals remain at large," reports TIME's Alexandra Stiglmayer from Sarajevo. "Some opposition parties, notably one led by Bosnia's staunchly multi-ethnic wartime prime minister Haris Silajdzic, say they will boycott the elections unless specific remedies to these problems are enacted." ICG's announcement comes one day before Secretary of State Warren Christopher visits Sarajevo to voice the Clinton Administration's support for holding the vote on schedule. A delay of the national election would also push back the withdrawal...
...vulgar entertainment and its impact on society, and yearn for a simpler time. But to look to government to allay those concerns is to divert it from the things it can do. While the religious right was busy with prayer in classrooms, enforced motherhood for pregnant teenagers and a boycott of Disney, Americans saw their jobs being downsized and their schools falling apart. In any event, it is hardly appropriate for Dole, in the age of real bombs, to be applauding a movie in which the White House blows up (while he's also demanding that the security barriers...
...city of Mostar, hoping to make it a model for the reintegration of Bosnia, Muslim and Croat leaders agreed today on a plan for governing the city, in spite of anything but model relations between the city's two largest populations. The two sides negotiated an end the Croatian boycott of the June 30 local elections that gave a Muslim-led coalition a majority of the city's council. The Muslims have agreed to a Croat mayor; Croatians have agreed to lift their boycott only after a constitutional rules on their challenge of the June elections. The catch...
Gladiola Campos, an effervescent sophomore at the University of Texas at Austin, found herself outside a Los Angeles hotel the other day handing leaflets to a busload of Japanese tourists. "Konnichi-wa," she greeted each one with a little bow. "Good day." The flyers urged the visitors to boycott the New Otani Hotel, which has been fighting a three-year union-organizing effort by its mostly Latino employees. And to reinforce the message, as soon as the tour bus closed its door, Campos and four other college students hopped inside a van and tailed it along the freeway...
OTTAWA: A dispute between Canada and the U.S. over the Helms-Burton law -- the measure intended to punish foreign firms for doing business with Cuba -- is coming to a head. By late Wednesday, a coalition of 20 church, nonprofit and labor groups had called on Canadians to boycott Florida, a $1.3 billion Canadian tourist destination. Many Canadian companies, which could lose other U.S. revenue if they pressed ahead with Cuban business deals, vow to do so regardless. Although the Toronto government has not endorsed the boycott, it says that it should be taken seriously because it has significant popular support...