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...Most of NATO is ready to strike, but Italy is suddenly demanding that the issue be referred back to the U.N. Security Council (where Russia would almost certainly veto a strike). Rome's support is crucial since Italy provides most of the air bases to be used in the strike, but demurring on Kosovo may be part of Prime Minister Romano Prodi's domestic strategy to keep a Communist faction from bolting his fragile coalition. NATO officials are confident of getting Italy on board, but the continuation of eleventh-hour talks in Belgrade suggest that there...
Lodging is always expensive in Rome, and the approaching millennium will push prices still higher. A double room at the Eden Hotel, whose superb terrace restaurant has a breathtaking view of the city, will start at $685 a night, with a minimum of a week's stay required. The many nunneries and pensions in and around the city, however, still offer accommodations for less than $100 a night...
Whatever the price, for some people the journey will be worth the expense. "Rome is the birthplace of Western civilization and Christian culture," observes Joan Lewis of the Vatican Information Service. "As long as you're not looking for something outlandish like a yacht that's going to cross two time zones, this is the place...
...press release from the American Heart Association meeting, lead author Dr. Speranza Rubatu, from the Department of Experimental Medicine and Pathology at La Sapienza University, Rome, and Instituto Neurologico Mediterraneo, Neuromed, at Pozzilli, Italy, says, "We believe that this is an important finding toward the development of a more comprehensive way of assessing a person's overall risk of developing a stroke. The identification of genes and their molecular variants that contribute to strokes help us diagnose the risk earlier and suggest lifestyle modifications or develop new medicines to reduce the overall risk of stroke...
President Clinton failed to be "Slick Willy" by picking the wrong girl. Were I a man, I would not have chosen Monica Lewinsky in a million years. ALBERTA CRESCENZI Rome...