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...from being a jingoistic and humiliating display, the "Gong Show" was a last-ditch but nonetheless humorous attempt to draw attention to the situation. There was certainly no punitive intent, and we doubt highly that any of those "gonged" felt even slighted. Certainly a little levity drew attention to a situation that the House has been unable to effect. NATHANIEL W. BULLARD '00 DAVID W. FOSTER '00 COLIN H. WOOD '00 DAVID A. WHELAN...
...Washington should be able to garner the necessary signatures by early next week, at which point they'll be used in a last-ditch attempt to force the Serbs to back down. "Milosevic hasn't given much ground in this week's meetings with Richard Holbrooke," says Waller. "NATO is hoping that having the activation order in his back pocket will give Holbrooke more leverage." So the West plans to cock its guns but keep them holstered to give Milosevic -- for real, now -- his last chance...
...attending birthday parties across the nation. Your face will be prominently featured next to "Demi Moore: Chess Club (Vice-President)." Dreams do come true. Trouble is, since a bachelor's degree is no prerequisite for stardom, they'll probably be using your high school mug shot instead--making your last-ditch effort to join Model U.N. a bit useless...
Besides, consider this--not everyone is looking for his or her life partner yet. Additionally, if you take a chance once every two months, you might go on four really memorable dates. You might have to give up a couple of Saturdays of drinking and probably more than one last-ditch phone call from friends desperate to see a movie. But it will be worth it, because you will have taken a good risk...
Richard Holbrooke has become Washington's favorite last-ditch diplomat. The newly nominated ambassador to the U.N. doesn't balk at hopeless missions, but he doesn't always succeed either. Three years ago, he waded into the intractable war in Bosnia and crafted a cease-fire that has lasted to this day. In 1997, as President Clinton's special envoy, he stepped into the 24-year-old struggle between Greece and Turkey over Cyprus and has so far achieved no major breakthrough. Last week he gamely turned his hand to the Yugoslav province of Kosovo, the site of a festering...