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...rebels and their paramilitary rivals are moving directly into the trade. Using the profits--and yearly payoffs from the drug lords, which, according to McCaffery, run anywhere from $250 million to $600 million--the FARC and the ELN rebels have conquered nearly 40% of the country and inflicted one defeat after another on the Colombian government. "If we could cut off their drug financing, the activities of these groups would fall to 1% of what they are now," McCaffery says...
Cozying up to Taiwan is a Republican tradition as cherished as tax cuts. In 1980 Ronald Reagan defied his advisers and pledged to re-establish official relations with Taipei. Facing defeat in 1992, George Bush authorized the sale of 150 F-16s to Taiwan. Even Bob Dole talked about building a missile-defense shield over the Pacific to protect Taiwan from Chinese aggression...
...traditionally loved guns." What?s more, she reports, further gun control legislation is headed to the governor?s desk. Seven more bills are in the pipeline, including measures that would require trigger safety locks, restrict cheap handguns and impose limits on the sale of guns from homes. After their defeat in the nation?s capital, gun control activists are overjoyed to have succeeded in passing the new legislation in the largest state. "California often leads the way, showing where broader public opinion is also going," says Booth. And so the gun-restriction movement will now try to carry its California...
...greatly enjoyed General Colin Powell's tribute to the American G.I., but please don't forget the ordinary Russian soldier whose stubbornness and bravery overcame German military might in some of the fiercest battles ever fought. His contribution to the defeat of fascism must be worth noting. MARK FINLAY Hastings, England...
...cannot advocate the election or defeat of a specific candidate," said Tom Lu, a Republican National Committee spokesperson. "We can point out differences in positions...