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...Russia as in Ulyanovsk, politicians like Goryachev represent communism past. Lean and hungry ones like Ilyasov claim they are the country's communist future. The new reds became the largest party in parliament with 22.3% of the vote in last December's elections, and they are mobilizing their national network to take the presidency, the really important post, in June. If they manage it, they intend to do communism right this time. They plan to reconstruct and revive the monster of the Soviet Union as a communist state. They would reimpose price controls and central economic planning, renationalize key industries...
...insisted Tuesday that British beef remains "a safe product." He told BBC radio: "I agree with The Sun newspaper this morning which says it isn't the cows that are mad, it's the people that are going mad. Livelihoods are being threatened by gossip." On Monday, the British Parliament decided that no new action need be taken to curb the spread of the disease. The decision contradicted media predictions that the government would order the slaughter of the entire British herd to halt the spread of a bovine brain sickness that could potentially kill people who consume the diseased...
LONDON: The stew over British beef continues to boil at a furious rate. Following lengthy debate over the weekend, the British Parliament decided that no new action need be taken to curb the spread of "mad cow disease." The decision contradicted media predictions that the government would order the slaughter of the entire British herd to halt the spread of a bovine brain sickness that could potentially kill people who consume the diseased beef. "The government is muddling through this," says TIME's Barry Hillenbrand. "They don't know which way to turn." Hillenbrand reports that economists project that slaughtering...
MOSCOW: The Russian Duma Friday demonstrated its opposition to reform by voting 250-98 for a resolution calling the 1991 breakup of the Soviet Union illegal. The measure also called for a referendum on resurrecting the onetime superpower. "The parliament has no real political power," says TIME's Sally B. Donnelly. "So they are looking for cheap political points, getting their names in the paper. The move is indicative of bitterness; many of the Communists and Nationalists in the Duma are angry about the ruined Russian economy and the loss of superpower status." The vote has raised tensions among reformers...
...decades, Diana will be a presence in the Windsors' life, and the contest between royalty and celebrity will go on and on. Charles will enjoy the status conferred by a role embedded in his country's traditions. One day he will occupy the ancient English throne, he will open Parliament, the coins and bills will bear his portrait. Diana, in contrast, will have no formal place in England's order, unless she forces the palace to give her one. She has said she would like to become a goodwill ambassador, not an official one, and the issue of her future...