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...abrupt policy change followed a familiar pattern for the Bush team: resist, resist, resist--especially if Bill Clinton championed it--then relent when reality intrudes. Brazil, with Latin America's No. 1 economy and the world's ninth largest, was simply too big to fail. The fallout would have rocked Wall Street, where major U.S. banks and businesses have huge exposure--more than $100 billion in loans and investments. While diehard ideologues cried betrayal, the business-first wing of the G.O.P. was delighted by the Administration's about-face. "The bank stocks are all up," said a Republican operative...
...killers had come from Europe, and they were members of a group allied with al-Qaeda. Massoud's enemies had been waiting for the news. Within hours, Taliban radio began to crackle: "Your father is dead. Now you can't resist us." "They were clever," says a member of Massoud's staff. "Their offensive was primed to begin after the assassination." That night the Taliban attacked Massoud's front lines. One last time, his forces held out on their...
...deadline for resumed inspections as well as ground rules - and a full range of potential punitive actions - to carry them out. "The combination of the American military threat with European diplomatic firmness should bear fruit," Beltran wrote last week in Le Figaro. "But American and European governments must resist pressures that could push them apart...
Literature and Arts C-43a: How to Make Your Home Look Like a Medieval Court —Okay, so I futzed a little bit with this one. But I couldn’t resist the chance to talk about my roommate’s and my favorite TV habit, “Trading Spaces.” It’s a show on TLC where neighbors swap homes for two days and redecorate one room, using such exciting and innovative techniques as using lots of rich colors such as burgandy and gold and replacing wall paper with natural...
...Tutsi tribespeople in Rwanda and send their leaders for trial before an international court. Skeptics questioned the deadline, and an organization representing Rwandan Hutu rebels in Congo rejected the peace deal. The Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda said they would not return voluntarily to Rwanda and would resist any attempt to "trample" on their rights...