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Isolationism has been an American tendency since George Washington's farewell address in September of 1796. But to give in to that tendency in 1993 would be a grave mistake...
...real tragedy, however, would be if the Clinton Administration became so hamstrung by public opinion that it hesitated to involve the U.S. in other matters that actually did have grave consequences for vital American interests...
Entertainment: Comic Sam Kinison howls from the grave...
When Morrison's Pulitzer was viewed by some as a token bestowed to appease a racial minority, a grave injustice was done a great writer. That attempt to discredit Morrison's accomplishment, though she was vindicated by being awarded the Nobel, should remind discerning readers how such concepts as affirmative action have victimized the very people they were originally intended to affirm. It is time to let go of an outdated system and give people credit based solely on merit, blind to race, by eliminating special admissions standards and token vacancies...
...send any American troops to Haiti. Instead he plans to create a "duststorm" of diversions, foremost among them a tightening of the international arms and oil embargo. Publicly the President warned Haiti's military leaders that if they thwarted "democracy's return," they would be "making a grave mistake." But he also spoke of "America's commitment to finding a negotiated settlement...