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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...sent them a letter demanding that they stopusing the name," Connors said. "That didn't getvery...
...final straw was what Hussein called Hassan's meddling in the Jordanian armed forces. In his dismissal letter, he disclosed that his brother had moved to fire Jordan's Chief of Staff on false corruption charges related to the construction of an opulent new home. Palace sources say that Hussein saw the move, at worst, as the beginning of a coup attempt...
...returned home intending to replace his brother. His deteriorating health, says a friend, tipped the job to Abdullah over the unseasoned Hamzah, who might have been seen as his American mother's puppet. When Hussein broadcast hints of a change two weeks ago, Hassan dashed off a letter pleading his case, adding "I submit to your will." The King responded by sending the army chief to tell his brother he was no longer destined for the throne...
...Organization, which, to no avail, ordered the E.U. to drop its banana restrictions by Jan. 1. Rising concern about the U.S. trade deficit--up 50% in 1998 and expected to rise as much as 80% in 1999--has critics clamoring. Last month Senate majority leader Trent Lott, in a letter to President Clinton, warned, "If the Administration will not take action to protect trade agreements, Congress will have no choice but to take action...
They stop, however, when talk turns to John Paul's apostolic letter ruling out the ordination of women priests. "I wouldn't mind seeing some," says Betty. "But I think a lot of people would fall away. I think the church is not ready...