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When the Soviet Union was disintegrating during the late autumn of 1991, a band of disillusioned demonstrators gathered in Red Square. Bobbing along in their midst, under the shelter of the Kremlin's looming brick walls, was a placard that read 70 YEARS ON THE ROAD TO NOWHERE. The accusation was an angry and poignant truth. But then Russia was reborn under the old tricolor flag and set a new course toward not just reform but total transformation. And now, with the collapse of the economy and the paralysis of the government, that hopeful path has also run into...
...country's woes hit Europe hard, and that comes home to America. Not to mention the chilling prospect of the crisis toppling Yeltsin's government and bringing to power a host of ex-Communists with itchy trigger fingers. It's not yet time to vacuum out the ol' fallout shelter -- but if you're looking for some kind of refuge from this economic Chernobyl, Baumohl recommends bonds. "Foreign markets are getting hit hard, and foreign investors are going to look at U.S. Treasury bonds as a safe place...
...ended with Ted's capture in 1996, but not before three people were killed and 29 injured. "There's no question the money could never compensate for the loss of a loved one," said David Kaczynski, 47, who works as a social worker in an Albany NY youth shelter, in an interview with...
...Gore thought vacationing in Hawaii would shelter him from Washington woes, he was sadly mistaken. As new evidence emerges in the case of the mysterious fund-raising phone calls, the Veep is once again in danger of finding his very own Ken Starr yapping at his heels. Justice Department investigators have turned up a 1995 memo from a senior Gore aide indicating that he and his boss discussed ways of diverting Democratic Party soft-money contributions into the Clinton-Gore reelection fund -- an apparent contravention of campaign finance laws...
...usual, partners Riggs and Murtaugh have found themselves a few nefarious bad guys. Dogged investigation and Murtaugh's offer of shelter to a few of the refugees mire the duo and their families deep in the machinations of the fearsome Chinese Triad gang. Busting the Triad's multifaceted criminal empire proves to be a tall order for the aging cops, who turn an old catch phrase of Murtaugh's into a new mantra now that running and fighting are taking a heavy toll on wellworn joints: "We're not too old for this shit...