Word: embargos
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Bush made it clear that Hanoi's cooperation will open the way toward re- establishing diplomatic relations, broken off in 1975, and lifting the economic embargo that has helped keep Vietnam's economy in desperate shape. Bush said U.S. officials got their first glimpse of Vietnam's war archives last summer. None of the new information provided any leads to possible live Americans. The President cautioned that "we may never know" the fate of all the pows and mias. (See related story on page...
...traitors; private eyes investigate their lives. Last week the foundation threatened to file a suit against public broadcasting stations that aired a documentary by the University of West Florida about the foundation's crusade to free Cuba. When the Miami Herald editorialized against the 32-year- old trade embargo against Cuba, Mas launched a citywide billboard campaign to protest. Anonymous callers phoned in bomb threats, and the paper's vending machines were jammed with feces...
...Cuban Democracy Act will prohibit subsidiaries of U.S. companies from trading with the island and bar any ship that docks in Cuba from unloading at U.S. ports. Prominent dissidents in Cuba argued that the measure would only worsen living conditions, not oust Castro. While the White House supports the embargo, it opposed tightening it for fear of alienating U.S. trade allies but quickly changed its mind after Clinton backed the measure. "There's no question Mas has a lot of power in Washington," said one diplomat. "No one would...
...pressing his advantage during the presidential campaign, Mas won his immediate goal: a tighter embargo on Havana's trade. Whether that succeeds in shortening Castro's tenure is uncertain, but the pain it causes ordinary Cubans could be severe. What worries some of Mas' countrymen is that his personal ambitions may overshadow the good of a homeland he hasn't seen in 32 years...
...Gulf War. Clinton says that he would have voted for the Senate resolution authorizing the President to go to war, but also that he agreed with the minority position "that we should give sanctions more time and maybe even explore a full-scale embargo." Hawk or dove? Your call...