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...same, Clinton's foreign policy deserves more respect than it usually receives. He normalized ties with Vietnam, pushed the NAFTA and GATT trade agreements through Congress, propped up the Middle East peace process, deployed forces to Haiti--with almost no casualties--and worked out a deal to halt North Korea's nuclear-weapons program. His Partnership for Peace program has bought time for everyone in Europe and NATO to adjust to the idea of NATO's expansion eastward, without provoking a breach with Moscow. European governments are also happy with Clinton's support for European integration--even if they...
...federal shutdown immediately sent home some 800,000 "nonessential" federal workers, bringing government agencies, museums, parks and laboratories to a halt. "Essential" workers--including national-security, safety and communications personnel--were ordered to stay on the job during the crisis. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin juggled the federal books and tapped two civil service retirement funds in order to avert a potentially chaotic default on government obligations...
...public service workers who are angry at proposed job and benefit cutbacks. Bruce Crumley reports from Paris: "Polls show that about 54 percent of the French basically support the strikes. I guess they think that creating absolute havoc is justified. Air, rail and ground transport have ground to a halt. Schools, hospitals, post offices and sanitation are also shut down. Millions of Parisians have had to walk to work. The French are very unrealistic about their social service system. Cutting back on the fat in public sector jobs is the only way to reduce the deficit, which is required under...
...strike, paralyzing a country that must face some tough fiscal decisions. Bruce Crumley reports from Paris: "Polls show that about 54 percent of the French basically support the strike. I guess they think that creating absolute havoc is justified. Air, rail, and ground transport have ground to a halt as a result of this strike. Schools, hospitals, post offices, and sanitation are also shut down. Millions of Parisians have had to walk to work. The French are very unrealistic about their social service system. Cutting back on the fat in public sector jobs is the only way to reduce...
...Ariana endures her imprisonment by learning it; a sophisticated Senator has it always at hand (in Colson's novel), as does a Lakers basketball star (in Robertson's). A disproportionate number of good men happen to be carpenters. Prayer, usually printed in italics, abounds. Many narratives grind to a halt for thinly disguised Bible classes. Robertson pads his story this way. Phrases like "jump down to verses twelve and thirteen" thud into conversation...