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...been able to stanch the flow of drug imports. Federal drug agents are making impressive cases, last year seizing almost 70 tons of cocaine and more than $1 billion worth of cash and assets -- roughly double the Drug Enforcement Administration's 1990 budget of $549 million. A relentless Colombian government campaign has disrupted the Medellin cocaine cartel's refining and transportation operations...
...GLORY: THE LIFE OF WILLIAM S. PALEY by Sally Bedell Smith (Simon & Schuster; $29.95). An 800-page biography that flattens the image of the late self-inflating CBS founder and relentless socialite to 21-inch size and even smaller...
...bailout's relentless drain on the U.S. Treasury provided a grim backdrop to the stalemated budget talks. After 125 days of partisan wrangling, negotiators from both parties were nowhere near agreement last week on how to pare $50 billion from the 1991 deficit and $500 billion over the next five years. If a deal is not reached by Oct. 1, the government could face $100 billion of across-the-board budget cuts. While lawmakers contemplated legislation to avert that sweeping move, the White House threatened to veto such a measure in order to force a resolution of the budget deadlock...
...minutes into the first half on an unassisted goal by junior Loren Ambinder. However, the chances were there, and talented junior Sandra Whyte rocketed a beautifully set-up shot off a corner play with two-and-one-half minutes remaining in the period. Harvard's superior team speed and relentless midfield defense were apparent throughout the half...
...Mathers is part of a re-creation, edging back toward an open and exhilarating country that was swept away by bad government policy and greed. Homesteading was a tragedy in most of the plains, pitting small farmers against the relentless weather. It was no contest. But then the government compounded the problem -- and still does -- by offering crop subsidies, and those who broke the soil became manacled to a marginal existence. Some still hang on, but time runs against them...