Word: pushings
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...military standoff could provide the opening diplomats are looking for. With war-weariness and lower morale setting in, even the Serbs may be interested now. The Contact Group still hopes it can persuade Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic to provide the extra push that will get his Bosnian Serb kin to the bargaining table. If the new offensive that exploded last week shows both sides they are on a path to greater violence in a war neither can win, the moribund negotiations could take on new life...
Aaron was not the first teen to lose his life on such a trip; two teenage girls died in 1990 at similar Utah camps, run by different outfits. These deaths have fueled a greater push to set national standards for such programs. About 35 therapeutic wilderness camps have formed a coalition to establish comprehensive guidelines, and groups such as the Association for Experiential Education and the Council on Accreditation of Services for Families and Children have begun putting an accreditation process in place. Says Jeff Liddle, who oversees the aee's accreditation process: "In most states anybody...
...Under the Russian Constitution," saysTIME's J.F.O. McAllister, "the President has a lot of trump cards to play." Mindful ofBoris Yeltsin's constitutional clout, the Russian parliament has dropped its push to begin impeachment proceedings against him. Instead, they called on Yeltsin to dismiss his "power ministers" (those responsible for the army and security forces) for their mishandling of the war in Chechnya. Yeltsin may get rid of the ministers as the price of winning a vote of confidence scheduled for July 1. If it works, he can head off a crisis in which he would either have todismiss...
...respond most readily to higher interest rates are slowing dramatically. According to the report,auto industry sales remain "depressed" and home-buying is slower than last year. On the upside, the survey found only mild inflationary pressures. Greenspan's comments have convinced many Fed-watchers that he won't push to cut interest rates when the Fed convenes next month, as many stock and bond investors hope he will. ButTIME's Suneel Ratansays the current economic signals are now so confusing that even Fed members are waiting for the fog to lift. Even if they do not cut rates...
...trade deficit soared in April to a new record $11.37 billion, driven in large part by a surge in auto imports from Japan as dealers rushed to import cars beforethe threatened June 28 tariffs. The new figures increase the pressure on U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor to push for an opening of Japanese auto parts markets when talks resume tomorrow in Geneva. Although no one can tell if the talks will be successful in heading off the proposed U.S. sanctions against Japanese luxury cars, TIME's Adam Zagorin says "both sides will make significant efforts to try to get this...