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...growing array of critics contend that the air campaign is doing too little too slowly. The allies, they warn, must fight harder if they are to prevail before NATO unity collapses under a crush of divergent political pressures. Statistically, U.S. pilots were in greater danger of dying during peacetime flights last year than while bombing Serbia last month. Too many laser-guided bombs are going astray and killing innocent civilians. Just last Friday, NATO mistakenly hit a Kosovo rebel base near the capital, Pristina. Washington is not leading the war but shying away from winning it. "If NATO wants...
...They contend that they are giving usinformation," she said. "But it's often after thefact and it's just not enough...
...ranked Harvard (20-4, 7-0 Ivy) reached the third round of last year's tournament and is a favorite against No. 30 Notre Dame (17-7). However, the Crimson will likely have to contend with a pro-Irish crowd in Notre Dame's home state of Indiana...
Supporters of the bill contend that tenants are currently given the opportunity to live for months rent-free by charging that minor code violations make their abodes uninhabitable...
Supporters of the bill contend that tenants are currently given the opportunity to live for months rent-free by charging that minor code violations make their abodes uninhabitable...