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...when it comes to politics, the Snake is still a rank amateur. Kosovo is in ruins, his rebel army is edgy about its demilitarization, and political rivals on all sides are waiting for him to slip up. He'll also face political challenges at home--most notably from the elected President of Kosovo, Ibrahim Rugova, and from newspaper publisher Veton Surroi. Still, the U.S. has anointed him, at least temporarily, as its man. On a visit to Pristina last week, State Department spokesman Jamie Rubin took Thaci for a highly public cup of coffee at a well-known downtown cafe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Democracy School | 7/5/1999 | See Source »

...limb by the IRA?s recalcitrance and Blair?s seeming tolerance for it. Protestant leaders do not want to be the ones to drag Ireland from peace back into war, but sharing a government with the Catholics when the IRA remains a fighting force is unthinkable to the Protestant rank-and-file. July 12, the emotional high point of marching season, may well be D-Day for all concerned. While their leaders score political points, Protestants are giving peace ? and tea and sandwiches -- a chance. But they?re unlikely to have much appetite for crow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Protestant Marchers Take High Road in N. Ireland | 7/4/1999 | See Source »

...recent survey taken by the newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda, Muscovites rank "the presence of too many Caucasians" as the number one problem that Moscow faces today...

Author: By Marshall I. Lewy, | Title: Multi-Ethnic, But Narrow-Minded | 7/2/1999 | See Source »

...recent survey taken by the newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda, Muscovites rank "the presence of too many Caucasians" as the number one problem that Moscow faces today...

Author: By Marshall I. Lewy, | Title: Multi-Ethnic, But Narrow Minded | 7/2/1999 | See Source »

...noticed a significant difference in taste, texture and creaminess between homemade and mass-produced ice creams. But other than that, it was difficult to rank the different scoops we sampled from the six sinful sweet shops on our tour...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: Square Offers Ice Cream Galore | 7/2/1999 | See Source »

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