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...Merwe's statements before Archbishop Desmond Tutu's Truth and Reconciliation Commission marked a turning point in the process of seeking redress for the brutality suffered by millions of South Africans during apartheid's kragdadigheid ("ironfistedness"). Set up by President Nelson Mandela last year, the commission has heard mainly from victims. But while many of their stories were moving, the inquiry was perceived as largely feckless, unable to tie the crimes to perpetrators, black or white, on either side of apartheid. Despite offers of amnesty, alleged culprits refused to confess because they were convinced they could get a better deal...
...James Exon, the Democratic incumbent, is retiring after 18 years, and even Bob Dole has paid a neighborly visit to score some points for Hagel with the electorate. In a state where most voters are Republican, Hagel's challenge is to win back party members who helped give Ben Nelson two gubernatorial victories...
...NELSON (D) SENATE (open seat...
...Nelson is another of the Midwestern Democrats who enjoy broad bipartisan support--so much so that Cornhuskers made him their first re-elected Governor in two decades. He says his experience as a successful state administrator, creating programs in health policy and rural development, would serve him well in the Senate, where his priorities would be education, the environment and the economy...
Suplee was chosen by a congressional committee to replace G.O.P. nominee Sophia Nelson when she quit the race for personal reasons. Suplee charges incumbent Robert Andrews with alienating Democrats in Congress, endangering his ability to form coalitions with them on legislation. Suplee also supports term limits, balancing the federal budget and reducing immigration...