Word: lifted
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...diplomats suggest that Iraq has only until the end of the year to push for sanctions relief. After that comes the U.S. presidential election season, during which they believe Clinton would never lift the embargo for fear of appearing soft. So the regime is promising "100%" cooperation with the U.N. , according to Ekeus. But the Iraqis have been playing cheat and retreat skillfully for years, and even if Hussein Kamel's defection makes it much harder, they will still no doubt find some ways to continue the game...
According to the blitzkrieging defense attorney herself, the question observers were asking about LESLIE ABRAMSON all last week was, "Has she had a face-lift?" Actually, the lawyer for Erik Menendez underwent nothing more than a (very subtle) hair- lift, swapping her famous fusilli curls for a slightly more relaxed, swept-back look. Abramson thus followed the lead of O.J. prosecutor Marcia Clark, whose own makeover scored big in the court of public opinion. Abramson admits her new do was a concession to TV. "I like my hair its usual, old way," she says, "but it kept getting...
...Administration is painfully aware that its toing and froing on Bosnia has undermined its authority, a potential liability in the 1996 presidential elections. The consequences of Clinton's inability to pursue a credible Bosnia policy could be seen two weeks ago when Congress finally approved a bill to lift the arms embargo on the former Yugoslavia, a move Clinton opposes. He vetoed that bill last Friday; if Congress overrides the veto when it returns after Labor Day, it will be an extraordinary defeat for a President on a foreign policy matter. So Clinton is under pressure to show mettle where...
...says her green wrinkly dress, which is fastened at the shoulder with a safety pin, is made of something called "Belgian envelope paper." She is a delightfully luminous presence. Maybe it's her accent. Her voice has a musical lilt, and her statements often end with an upward lift, as if she were asking a question. Then again, maybe her otherworldliness has something to do with Iceland. Her ex-husband is named Thor (her current boyfriend, a British songwriter and performer, is named Tricky). She says Icelanders, partly because they live in a spacious, underpopulated country, are more attuned...
...Lift the arms embargo on Croatia and Bosnia. Only an equity in weapons and force will draw the Serbs to the bargaining table. Moreover, the West must punish those responsible for atrocities; a lasting peace cannot be achieved unless those whose lives have been ripped apart by Serbia's rulers see justice done. It is long past time for the U.S. to take its stand as a world leader instead of a subordinate member of the U.N. Without American guidance and support to the democratic governments of Croatia and Bosnia, will peace ever come? ANDY DECKER Alexandria, Virginia...