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But the U.S. did push hard for international peacekeepers. And it seems inevitable that American logistics expertise will gird the multinational force that descends on East Timor. The peacekeeping agreement came after a week of difficult diplomacy, led by U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan. Annan publicly tried to persuade Indonesia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On The Razor's Edge | 9/20/1999 | See Source »

If the United States declares war on a nation's leader--as Congress effectively did do by passing the Iraq Liberation Act last year--can it still work with that leader? It is probably a faux-pas beyond even the smoothest of diplomats to simultaneously vow to remove a nation...

Author: By Adam I. Arenson, | Title: A People Abandoned | 9/13/1999 | See Source »

But federal and state no-call rules exempt so many callers--nonprofits, political parties, pollsters and certain businesses such as newspapers or Realtors--that Kentucky warns those who join its list that "approximately 95% of callers will still be able to call you." These loopholes also invite companies to team...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: More States Are Putting Telemarketers on Hold | 9/6/1999 | See Source »

You heard right. Reputed "quota queen" Lani Guinier '71 will have yet another audience for her Clintonian tale of woe--the Class of 1994. Guinier is slated as the annual speaker for the pre-Commencement event, yet another example of how rude Presidential treatment can catapult the otherwise obscure to...

Author: By Brad EDWARD White, | Title: DARTBOARD | 9/4/1999 | See Source »

While Congress remains bitterly divided along party lines on other issues, opposition to climate-change initiatives has surprisingly broad support on both sides of the aisle. Some lawmakers dismiss worries about global warming as little more than "liberal claptrap," as California Republican Representative Dana Rohrabacher puts it. Others interpret the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Capitol Hill Meltdown | 8/9/1999 | See Source »

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