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...such a crisis Yeltsin could not count on the military's support. "Unlike in the past," says Satarov, "when the President was popular and so the army sided with him, I'm not at all sure what they would do in such a circumstance." Kozyrev believes the outcome could be a twofold victory for the army. "They don't like the President and would like to be rid of him," he says. "If he loses the election, they could see him gone while at the same time appearing as defenders of the people's will...
Good humor and grace under fire count for a lot in Oxford debates, and Maazel's attack helped Simpson win over the crowd. He stayed cool. He spoke about his time in jail. He said he had discovered new meaning in the Bible and learned from the Book of Job. The questions from the students were probing but not hostile. Simpson responded in droning detail, revealing nothing new. He said he had declined to testify because his legal team believed it would only prolong the proceedings...
...second area, located in the U.N. base itself, was hit mainly by "proximity-fuzed" shells, which are designed to detonate above the ground so as to widen the radius of impact. The use of that ordnance, which is especially effective at killing and maiming, explains why an exact count of the dead has never been made: there were simply too many shredded body parts...
...Zyuganov are neck and neck in the polls, and an endorsement from one of the other challengers might put Yeltsin over the top. "Zhirinovsky is controlled by Yeltsin's camp," says TIME's Yuri Zarakhovich. "They are holding his KGB file over his head. As a result, Yeltsin can count on Zhirinovsky to come out with a tough anti-communist stance. Yeltsin, who cannot condemn Zyuganov too strongly at the risk of alienating voters, is using Zhirinovsky to remind voters that Communism...
Maybe you can change the council by joining the group next year. But don't count on it. There is no place on "The New UC" for thoughtful, sincere members. Imagine being elected next October and walking into your first council meeting. Look to your left: You see a white-male-hatin', ROTC-condemnin', Rudenstine-insultin' crusader. Look to your right: You see a raving lunatic. You'll soon feel out of place. And you'll have 25 meetings...