Word: chernobyl
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...good news is that the economic Chernobyl of Russia, which exports nothing but dirt-cheap oil and old CCCP hockey jerseys, should have absolutely no impact on the average American wallet. The bad news, of course, is that it's taking your retirement fund to the cleaners -- and it's coming back shrunk. Blame it on the traders, those skittish little folk who, after months of buying like mad (and making you rich) for absolutely no reason, are gazing up gapemouthed at CNBC's clips of W.C. Yeltsin and seeing...
...mention the chilling prospect of the crisis toppling Yeltsin's government and bringing to power a host of ex-Communists with itchy trigger fingers. It's not yet time to vacuum out the ol' fallout shelter -- but if you're looking for some kind of refuge from this economic Chernobyl, Baumohl recommends bonds. "Foreign markets are getting hit hard, and foreign investors are going to look at U.S. Treasury bonds as a safe place...
...then runs off to...play his beloved girlfriend a love song on his guitar?!? O'Toole brings facial and vocal expression to hilarious limits, but without ever falling into the trap of acting crass or melodramatic. His sharply calm, no-nonsense voice melts faster than the Chernobyl reactor in the presence of his sweetheart, the cruel and mocking Katherina Serafima Gleb (Sara Yellen '00). She, in turn, kicks him and his desperate advances to the floor and screams, "I'm a lesbian!" with such defiance that, as with most of the characters, you don't know if you want...
...More persuasive than Kuchma's warning of impending social explosion, however, will be Gore's visit to the decaying sarcophagus around the damaged Chernobyl nuclear reactor. "Kuchma will show that Chernobyl threatens all of Europe and the world," says Zarakhovich. "And then he'll say, 'Sorry, there's nothing Ukraine can do about it without money...
...from two banners carried by the demonstrators. Your readers could gain some insights with translations of some of the slogans that appear in your photographs. One states, POWER TO THE PEOPLES AND NOT TO THE PARTIES! Another says, THANK YOU, CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE CPSU, FOR THE LIGHT OF CHERNOBYL, WHICH HAS ILLUMINATED THE ENTIRE COUNTRY AND IMMERSED IT INTO DARKNESS. And then there is the one proclaiming, I HAVE A DEVILISH DESIRE FOR A BIT OF SAUSAGE. LUDMILLA THORNE, Director Soviet Studies, Freedom House New York City...