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With a standoff shaping up, Berisha sat down for five acrimonious hours on Thursday with opposition political leaders in the capital, Tirana, then agreed to a two-day halt in military operations in the south. He is offering amnesty to citizens who turn in their weapons and have not committed crimes, which he did not define...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PONZI REVOLUTION | 3/17/1997 | See Source »

...that's inflationary. Can we afford higher rates? Credit-card delinquencies are already at recessionary levels, and personal bankruptcies have reached a record pace--20,000 a week. Thus, even a minor rate hike could mean trouble and possibly bring the six-year economic expansion to a screeching halt. Don't say we didn't warn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BIZWATCH: Mar 17, 1997 | 3/17/1997 | See Source »

...Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers (HUCTW) voted Thursday to ratify a joint University-HUCTW agreement that will halt a reduction of part-time worker health benefits for another year. The agreement, first announced last month, was endorsed by 89 percent of HUCTW's 3,600 members...

Author: By Matthew W. Granade, | Title: Union Ratifies Joint Agreement Preventing Cuts | 2/15/1997 | See Source »

...built his fame as a tough-minded and decisive military leader in masterminding several key victories in Chechnya's bloody struggle with Russia. He is faced with a large-scale reconstruction of Chechnya. The war left the capital of Grozny flattened and the region's economy nearly at a halt. The government must also deal with thousands of refugees and war widows. Hanging over all is the need to have a strong governmental structure in place when final negotiations on Chechen independence begin five years from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Morning in Chechnya | 2/12/1997 | See Source »

...crest jewel of America's (brief) era of enlightenment. News media, public officials and those with a voice or forum within what remains of contemporary culture have an excellent chance to halt this sacrilege, before Sony-Disney get on board and turn a natural gem into a theme park. The "opposite shore" of the pond remains, at the moment, pristine--so you can see what used to be. The fucked-up side, incredibly, is now forbidden except to "hard hats." The second side goes next...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TO THE EDITORS | 1/30/1997 | See Source »

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