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...BALKAN PEACE TALKS BEGAN last Wednesday near Dayton, Ohio, the mood in the Hope Hotel at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base was downright frosty. When U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher stood and urged the Balkan leaders to shake hands, they did so in the most perfunctory manner imaginable: Croatia's Franjo Tudjman would not look Serbia's Slobodan Milosevic in the eye; Bosnia's Alija Izetbegovic refused to smile at Tudjman; Milosevic and Izetbegovic stared past each other. Even worse, after the press was dismissed, each man delivered a blunt statement accusing the others of human-rights abuses...
...about his political experience. By necessity, senior military officials must develop relationships with congressional representatives and senators in order to get favorable legislation passed. The experiences of Presidents Carter and Clinton certainly indicate that a familiarity with how Washington works is essential. Any belief that Powell is going to shake up Washington is naive. But if he runs, he will be the only candidate not bound to any PACs or other money-based influences in the political process...
...Rabin] was someone who inspired, and I am mourning the loss of a champion of an enduring idea," Lebwohl said. "It was not easy for Rabin to sign the treaty, but that he said 'enough of blood and tears' and was able to shake the hand that nobody wanted to shake...is what made him heroic...
...Last week he was at a subway stop in San Francisco, grabbing for the hands of voters as they rushed for the perennially late trains. "In San Francisco politics is a contact sport," says Brown. "All my campaigns added together haven't been this hard! You have to personally shake hands with every single person in this city. And if you don't, they're insulted!" As if to make the point, a commuter comes up to Brown and says, "I think you're going to be mayor. But don't get cocky. It's going to be close...
First, the Crimson must shake off the demons that have haunted its season. Injuries to players like juniors John Vrionis and Kevin Silva--who scored the game-winner against Brown in last year's dramatic Ivy League finale--have plagued the Crimson's play so far this season...