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...found in either chamber favoring a quick resort to force. What seemed to be shaping up instead was a tug-of-war with the President over Congress's constitutional right to declare war. For months Bush had avoided seeking congressional approval of his gulf policies, fearing that a narrow victory -- or worse, a defeat -- would further embolden Saddam Hussein. But when it became apparent that the returning lawmakers were determined to open an early debate over his Persian Gulf policies, Bush relented. By early last week the White House was circulating a resolution seeking congressional approval...
Historically, economic pressures have failed more often than they have succeeded. Usually they were too narrow, like those imposed by the U.S. on Poland after martial law was declared in 1981, or poorly policed, like the U.N. oil and arms embargo directed at South Africa. But the sanctions against Iraq are more potent than any since World War II, says Gary Hufbauer, a professor of international finance at Georgetown University. Everything moving in and out of the country is affected, and much of the world is participating. Observes Hufbauer: "This is isolation of magnificent proportions...
Several small groups of protestors, ten or so at a time, attempted to block the narrow gauntlet though which the workers were entering the building. They did this by sitting down in tightly packed groups and holding hands...
Between 11:15 p.m. and 11:30 p.m., the number of people in the bar has swelled. Three women from Lesley College sit around one of the tables in the middle of the bar. Other students cram narrow passageways, sit along the bar and crowd the small tables on the opposite wall...
...Saddam there is little room betweenrestless motion and collapse. He is like a bicyclerider. Sitting on a very narrow base, Saddameither moves forward or he falls," she continues...