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...Mavriks Vulfsons, chairman of the foreign affairs committee of the Latvian parliament, agrees that Yeltsin's victory is a "glimmer of hope," but he warns: "Hard-line imperialists have lost a battle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: America Abroad | 6/24/1991 | See Source »

...hope they will be real-life examples for students who have a little glimmer of public service or of running for office," IOP Director Charles Royer said...

Author: By Jodie A. Malmberg, | Title: New IOP Fellows Announced | 2/2/1991 | See Source »

After 15 years of a civil war that has claimed 150,000 lives, Lebanon last week saw what could be the first glimmer of peace. Lebanese Army troops took full control of the capital for the first time since 1975 and dismantled the "green line," which cut the city into Christian and Muslim sectors. Earlier, the last of the Christian forces loyal to Samir Geagea had pulled out of the city and moved north, near the port city of Jounieh, completing the first phase of a Syria-backed Arab League plan to free Beirut of all rival militias...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lebanon: A Fragile Ray of Hope | 12/17/1990 | See Source »

...glimmer of democracy is snuffed out, tentative moves toward a more open economy that Burma began in 1989 are likely to go with it. Sometimes called the world's richest basket case because of its wealth of such natural resources as teak and minerals, Burma needs foreign aid and investment to modernize. In the wake of the elections last May, international lending agencies were lining up to welcome Burma, and foreign businessmen were studying the country's new, liberal economic policies, but many investors are pulling back. "No one will lend money to Burma until it sorts out its political...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Burma A People Under Siege | 11/19/1990 | See Source »

...while sitting on the bench, those injuredseniors saw their final chance for an Ivy Leaguetitle reduced to a mere glimmer of hope.Big Green, 17-0 in Hanover...

Author: By M.d. Stankiewicz, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Inoffensive Offense | 10/29/1990 | See Source »

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