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Does the United States have an obligation, separate from other considerations, to rescue its captive citizens, whatever the cost? Such a call has shades of jingoistic fervor; it also strikes a powerful chord. This is perhaps the hardest decision the United States must face. But it is arguably the only valid consideration. Saving the hostages must be a strong enough reason...
...drivers will be allowed unlimited crossings in a special "express lane." Tolls of $2 a crossing will be tested later. Officials claim the tolls are needed to pay for more border agents and to improve facilities at the crowded checkpoints. Opponents have complained that poor day laborers will be hardest hit by the charges and that instituting them is tantamount to "treating the U.S. like a national park...
...exhibitionists received what was probably the the hardest tackle of the day from a Harvard police officer, who then carried the Yalie out of the stadium...
Among the hardest hit are American rice growers. Iraq bought about $143 million worth of the staple from the U.S. in fiscal 1989 -- or 25% of the U.S. export total. The embargo came as painful news for producers, since world prices for rice had fallen 28% during the previous year. Nor are rice growers the only farmers feeling the pinch. Before the invasion, Baghdad was buying $350 million worth of other U.S. grains annually, including wheat, corn, barley and soybeans...
...necessity, not a luxury, and a precarious economy promises only more pain. When factories cut back, women are often the first to be laid off. As Washington battles its deficits, cutting away at food, health and child-care programs, it is poor women who will feel the hardest pinch...