Word: dilemmas
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...Baltic republics present a special dilemma for Gorbachev, since they enjoyed independence between the two World Wars, before being consigned to Moscow by the Nazi-Soviet pact of 1939 -- an accord the Kremlin has belatedly admitted was unjust. Thus, Lithuania, as well as Estonia and Latvia, claims it has been occupied by the U.S.S.R. for the past 50 years. Gorbachev's saber rattling aside, there is every indication he believes the three republics have the right to secede, though only after Moscow has agreed to the terms of the separation. He reiterated the point last week at a meeting with...
Whether to give money to homeless people is not the issue here. The issue is the incredible insensitivity with which many of us treat the homeless. What upset me about this man's situation was not his economic dilemma, but how he was spurned in the face of his desperation...
...said, I think, 'How wrong they were,' " she says. "What happened to me was truly miraculous." She does not blame Harry for wanting to pull the plug. "I know he loves me. I know he was never trying to do away with me." But the story does highlight the dilemma both judges and family members face. "I thought my decision was well planned, well thought out, responsible," says Cole. "It was what Jackie had asked...
...dilemma posed by the Gathers case is more common than most people realize. Thousands of athletes are diagnosed each year with spinal disorders or heart conditions that put them at risk for everything from partial paralysis to sudden death. Do they play or don't they? For the doctor, who is liable either way, it is a no-win call. In 1986 Dr. Milton Sands, chief of cardiology at New Britain General Hospital, informed Central Connecticut State University that one of its basketball recruits, Tony Penny, had a serious heart problem. The school took him off the roster. Penny sued...
NATION: For conservatives, the dilemma is what to do for an encore...