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...museum forces visitors to confront their prejudices...
...manifestations of power, restraint impresses men most." Restraint used to be the hallmark of Powell's own style as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Opposed though he was to using force against Saddam Hussein, he was careful in White House meetings before the war never to confront George Bush directly on the issue. But in his blunt dealings with the Clinton Administration over gays in the military and cutbacks in U.S. forces, Powell has been notably less restrained. The change has heated up an old question: Is the general plotting an advance into politics...
...ordered the assassinations last year of Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino, two widely admired magistrates who had made Mafia busting their life's work. Public outrage over the murders, and the seeming untouchability of those who committed them, stiffened the Italian government's resolve to confront organized crime. The national assembly swiftly passed sweeping antiracketeering laws that permit wider use of phone taps, property searches, confiscation of the property of suspected Mafiosi and guarantees of protection for state's witnesses...
...remarkable string of discarded pledges last week, some weaknesses began to show. Democratic Party officials conceded that the transition had exposed traits that may hamper Clinton in the Oval Office. Although he is determined to master the details of policy, they said, he is often reluctant to confront politically difficult problems. His commitment to diversity is so complete that it frequently grinds his decision making to a halt. His greatest strength as a politician -- his inclusiveness of people and ideas -- hampers his ability to say no. "He's fairly slow, he's fairly indecisive, and he's easily sidetracked," said...
...Saddam Hussein may have thought he could take advantage of the transition in Washington to violate the U.N. coalition's no-fly zone in southern Iraq. He miscalculated. On Dec. 27 a pair of Iraqi MiGs committed the double offense of entering the zone and then turning to confront U.S. F-16s. The American aircraft shot down one MiG; the other fled to Iran. Iraqi officials blasted the incident as "blatant aggression." President Bush said the shootdown was consistent with the need to enforce U.N. resolutions, and President-elect Bill Clinton gave him solid support. A day later, even...