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...wasn't well enough to greet Madeleine Albright. And he hasn't made it to his Kremlin office once this year. But what really got Boris Yeltsin upset was missing the wedding of his eldest grandchild. Katya Okulova, ITAR-TASS was pleased to report, married at the tender age of 19. The groom, we are cryptically told, is a "fellow classmate." (Katya is a history major at Moscow State, although she has been on "academic leave.") Kremlin handlers are willing to discuss the particulars of the President's bleeding ulcer, but Katya's nuptials -- which, given her grandfather's state...
...phrase favored at NPR, CNN and the Wall Street Journal, while "bodily fluids" prevailed at CBS News. NBC News and MSNBC went with "DNA evidence," the Washington Post liked "DNA material," and the Christian Science Monitor said "forensic evidence that might suggest sexual contact." The Russian news agency ITAR-TASS was quite adroit, mentioning a "dress Lewinsky claims to [have worn] during her meetings...[that] carries traces of the meetings." For TIME's choice, see Special Report...
...There's a bear out there..," Ronald Reagan's campaign ads warned ominously in 1984 in reference to the Evil Empire. Today, the Gipper can rest easy: The bear is very definitely dead -- smitten, in fact, by an elderly Russian woman out gathering wood. ITAR-Tass reported today that Nina Bogdanova of the village of Boborets was attacked by a bear that bit through her hand after she had accidentally entered its lair. Unfazed, Bogdanova whipped out a knife and stabbed the bear to death. She then went home and had a doctor stitch her up without anesthetic...
...death may be greatly exaggerated. In a repeat of the confusion that reigned last week, when reports that former Chechen leader Jokhar Dudayev had or had not been slain, the Russian press is now issuing conflicting reports of the death of Dudayev's successor. The Russian news agency ITAR-Tass reported Monday that Yandarbiyev was dead, while the news agency Interfax insisted that it was Yardarbiyev's nephew who perished in an attack. There has as yet been no confirmation of Yandarbiyev's death. "One version of the story has Yandarbiyev killed in a shootout between rival Chechen rebel groups...
Most of the wire services are available on-line. A variety of services, from the Associated Press to ITAR-TASS, are available at http://www.trib.com...