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...multinational companies are shutting factories in Phnom Penh amid fears of power blackouts, looting and a breakdown of civil authority. Neither foreign investors nor the Cambodian people have much faith that Toan Chay--or anyone else--can keep the nation from being engulfed by tragedy once again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HAUNTED BY GHOSTS | 7/21/1997 | See Source »

...past several months, the creaking Mir, built to last just five years but now in its 11th, has been beset by problems, including a loss of oxygen, a breakdown in its cooling system and even an onboard fire. But last week's accident was clearly the worst...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TRYING TO RIGHT THE SHIP | 7/7/1997 | See Source »

...need new housing but because they want to hold onto the land. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced the survey as "false by an order of magnitude, to put it mildly." Everyone in the Clinton Administration, including Albright, knows that Netanyahu's settlement policy is a fundamental reason for the breakdown of peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. Abington's sin was to say publicly what they all confirm privately...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE MIDDLE EAST: A DIPLOMAT GETS A DRESSING DOWN | 6/16/1997 | See Source »

...unlikely any official assessment of the new lottery will occur before 1999, at which time Lewis has agreed to review randomization. In addition, Lewis will then release data on the breakdown of undergraduate houses by race, concentration and other categories to the Committee on House Life (COHL). There will be a special committee established in 1998 to review the data and assess the effects of randomization on the makeup of the houses at the request of the COHL...

Author: By Aaron R. Cohen, | Title: Randomized Housing Lottery Procedure Enters Second Year | 6/5/1997 | See Source »

Another audience member asked for a breakdown of quality of sex life by profession. Meeting the challenge, Gorman said that people working in education fair the best in their sex lives, with 49 percent reporting very good or excellent sex lives...

Author: By Barbara E. Martinez, | Title: '72 Survey Finds Money Equals Happiness | 6/4/1997 | See Source »

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