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DHARAN, Saudi Arabia--Iraq today offered for the first time to comply with U.N. demands that it relinquish Kuwait, raising hopes for an end to the Persian Gulf war. But President Bush said conditions attached to the offer made it nothing more than a "cruel hoax...
...world's attention has been riveted by the standoff in the Persian Gulf since Iraq seized its small, oil-rich neighbor 6 months ago, setting the stage for a confrontation with the might of an allied coalition led by the United States...
...tens of thousands of American troops employed in the Saudi desert and on ships in the Persian Gulf waited anxiously for more details...
Harvard University's presidential search committee may be the only organization in the world with tighter controls on information than the U.S. military command in the Persian Gulf...
...White House said that Baghdad radio's dramatic announcement that Iraq may be willing to withdraw from Kuwait "Clearly contains conditions," and is not enough to stop the Persian Gulf War. White House Spokesperson Marlin Fitzwater said "promises alone are not sufficient...