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...Cuban foreign minister Roberto Robaina, decrying U.S. imperialism. He cited the Helms-Burton Act, a trade law which attempts to futher isolate the Cuban economy. U.S. allies in Western Europe, Latin America have also criticized the measure...
BALTIMORE: Major League umpires agreed to suspend until Thursday a planned boycott of the playoffs just five minutes before the first American League game was set to begin. Umpires had threatened the walkout when the American League announced that Baltimore Orioles second baseman Roberto Alomar would not have to serve a five-game suspension until next season for spitting on umpire John Hirschbeck in a game last Friday. Alomar, a wonderful ballplayer but a lousy diplomat, then infuriated Hirschbeck with these comments after the game: "I used to respect him a lot. He had a problem with his family when...
Like a modern-day Rasputin, Morris wielded an opportunistic influence over Clinton. Learning how Morris operated clarifies for me how the President acquired his political ambidexterity and chameleonic attributes. ROBERTO LLAMAS Pinecrest, Florida...
...comes news from Europe, and it's even worse. Russia's gone red. Again. Coca-Cola CEO Roberto Goizueta told TIME that Coke has overtaken Pepsi in Russia, a market of huge size (150 million people) and scope, erasing the 10-year head start Pepsi enjoyed as the Official Party Cola. Coke opens its 12th plant there this week, staffed by locals trained in Coke's bottling university in Moscow. It's all part of Coke's relentless push across the continents. "The conclusion is obvious," says Goizueta with his typical detachment. "Our system has terrific momentum...
...true religion, it is not surprising that the art of medicine is suffering. Our materialistic view of the world makes our bodies seem like something mechanical. So we go to the doctor the same way we take our car in for repairs. No wonder we feel so empty. ROBERTO TAKAOKA Sao Paulo, Brazil...