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...Eleven U.N. relief staff members have died in Bosnia. Kidnappings, shootings and death threats are part of the job description in Somalia, where six aid workers have been slain. Although the Clinton Administration denies it, there is a perception that the U.S. has chosen to abandon Somalia rather than contend with the dangers. Turkish General Cevik Bir, leaving the command of the U.N. operation there last week, leaked an "eyes only" letter to U.N. Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, indirectly chastising the Americans and Europeans for "mission erosion." Said Bir: "The contributing nations must be committed enough to accept...
...room and pitches a fit: 'Why did I have to sit through that?' " Said one who minded him for several months: "He'll complain about the schedule, but he's the one who puts the stuff on the schedule in the first place." Advisers must also contend with the most creative and chaotic part of Clinton's personality: his desire to constantly roam the mental landscape of the presidency. His 9:15 a.m. meeting with top aides, ostensibly to discuss his schedule, often devolves into a general discussion about whatever is in the news. Clinton holds forth in these sessions...
Clearly, more convention space could be utilized. "Boston and Massachusetts are losing untold numbers of conventions because we don't have the facilities to hold them," says Virginia Buckingham, press secretary to Governor William F. Weld '66. Supporters of the 650,000-square-foot Megaplex reasonably contend that such organizations and events as the American Medical Association and the Democratic National Convention would be natural candidates to use the dome's space...
...says Deputy Treasury Secretary Roger Altman. "Without it you can't have universal coverage." Put simply, the Administration would force most employers to pay 80% of the cost of health insurance premiums. Workers would cover the rest. But small companies, and an increasing number of medium and large ones, contend that such mandates could bankrupt them. In an attempt to accommodate these concerns, the White House proposes 15 separate rates of medical-premium costs determined by company size and employee wages. These differences, Moynihan argues caustically, could cause a "massive shift" in U.S. employment patterns as companies replace full-time...
...team gets a well-deserved break from hockey to concentrate on exams. After exams though, the team jumps right back into the thick of it with a long road stand against some of the toughest teams in the division. In February, the Crimson also must contend for the Beanpot...