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...Macedonian mob that drove President Boris Trajkovski from the parliament building late Monday was enraged that NATO and the European Union had forced him to adopt a new cease-fire with a rebel movement that NATO's own leaders had dubbed "terrorists," "extremists" and "murderers" only a few weeks ago. But the mob wasn't simply calling for a more robust counterinsurgency effort against the ethnic-Albanian guerrillas that had menaced the capital for weeks; they were baying for blood and vowing to drive all ethnic Albanians out of the city. If that hatred translates into random attacks on ethnic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How NATO Failed Macedonia | 6/26/2001 | See Source »

...like Job?not an unfamiliar sensation for any head of state of the often-chaotic Philippines. Since being swept into office by a People Power demonstration this January, Arroyo has faced plenty of challenges. Predecessor Joseph Estrada insists he's still the real President of the country; a mob of 40,000 anti-Arroyo demonstrators attacked MalacaNang in May, prompting an unsuccessful coup attempt. There has been criticism of the appointment of her businessman-husband's cronies to key government posts, and a high-profile Senate race that required all of Arroyo's personal charisma to stave off a humiliating...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Power and Gloria | 6/25/2001 | See Source »

...fact, political books appear to be your favorite genre. Others write-ins included "The O'Reilly Factor" by Bill O'Reilly, "Barry & 'the Boys' : The CIA, the Mob and America's Secret History" by Daniel Hopsicker, "The Betrayal of America : How the Supreme Court Undermined the Constitution and Chose Our President" by Vincent Bugliosi and "At Any Cost : How Al Gore Tried to Steal the Election" by Bill Sammon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Shine Up Your Library Card | 6/15/2001 | See Source »

...children without a Mob guardian b) pit bosses under 300 lbs. c) smoking in the poker rooms...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: News Quiz Jun. 11, 2001 | 6/11/2001 | See Source »

...cannot determine which side is acting morally or justly simply by looking at the death tolls on each side," Gribetz says. "When a large mob attacks a few soldiers, more members of the mob are likely to be killed than soldiers, but that does not mean that the soldiers are to blame for the mob's attack...

Author: By Imtiyaz H. Delawala, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Middle East Tensions Flare Up on Campus | 6/7/2001 | See Source »

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