Word: questioned
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...Ocalan at the European Court of Human Rights, so Ankara will have plenty of time to allow passions to cool before it takes a decision. Ocalan?s capture and conviction may have eliminated any security threat he may pose to Turkey, but Ankara?s political battle over the Kurdish question is far from over...
...than just its medical benefits. A report in Wednesday?s New York Times underscores the fact that Viagra also packs a powerful political punch. As male patients have clamored to get Viagra prescriptions covered by their insurance providers ?- and gotten some to agree ?- women have been coming forward to question why female contraceptives continue to be off so many insurers' coverage lists. The result has been the creation of a movement, encouraged by the growing number of female state legislators around the country, that has resulted in the introduction of contraceptive-equity bills in more than 30 states...
...foreign ministers remain divided over the question of the role of the Kosovo Liberation Army, with the U.S. pushing for the insurgent army to have a role in the territory?s police and political administration, while Canada and other countries urged the U.N. to avoid allowing the KLA to "usurp authority in Kosovo." Rebuilding Serbia also remains a point of contention, with Annan arguing forcefully for a broad definition of humanitarian aid, while the U.S. seeks to limit assistance to Belgrade while Slobodan Milosevic remains in power. "Kofi Annan will push hard against denying aid to Serbia because common sense...
...senior writer Adam Cohen. Industry would get some protections, but, he says ?the bill would still leave a lot of room for people to go to court.? Some key Democrats, however, want the President to keep insisting that that room be kept as large as possible. Meanwhile the big question remains: How necessary is the legislation? This is one of those rare instances where Washington has actually anticipated a problem. But it?s a problem whose dimensions no one will really know until 2000 rolls around...
...Serbs Monday observed the anniversary of their historic defeat in Kosovo by the Ottoman Empire in 1389, one question facing NATO is what exactly compelled Milosevic to surrender the province 610 years later. The impact of the bombing campaign appears to have weighed less on the fighting ability of the Yugoslav army in Kosovo than on the civilian infrastructure in Serbia proper. And many analysts believe it was actually the prospect of a ground invasion by NATO that forced the Serb leader?s turnabout. But the question is about a lot more than apportioning credit: Conventional wisdom holds that bombing...