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Within the shelter of the Senate, the independence has brought Dole his finest moments. Most of Dole's Republican colleagues howled last year when he signaled his support for Clinton's decision to send troops to Bosnia. But when he went even further and decided to lead the fight for Clinton, they nearly revolted. At a private meeting, the G.O.P. Senators argued the mission was dangerous for the G.I.s and political folly for Republicans. Dole listened quietly while the assault continued for an hour, and though he would win over only 28 Republicans in the end, Dole was unfazed, even...
Scavenging for recyclables is "a popular way of getting change in an honest way," said Elana M. Oberstein '97, co-director of Phillips Brooks House's St. James homeless shelter...
...rockets churn houses into rubble, families seek shelter in the ruins of abandoned neighborhoods, many of which contain minefields. Children are especially vulnerable, since they are sent to scavenge. Farhad, a boy of 10, offers a typical story: "Early in the morning, after studying in the mosque, I went for firewood. Because we are poor, we can't buy wood. I didn't know there are minefields. When I opened my eyes, I was in the hospital without my legs." The simplest impulse is perilous. Rahmat Khan, a school watchman, describes how a breeze blew his hat across a playground...
Only when politicians ask parents to take responsibility for themselves and their offspring will we see positive change. Until then, parents will be looking to the government to provide what they are supposed to: food and shelter, immunization, day care, attendance at school and the teaching of values. It's too bad that somewhere along the line, America as a society has told parents that it's O.K. to dump their responsibilities. WILLARD P. SPRINGER Manitowoc, Wisconsin
...tumble into the sea. People run screaming from rooms rocked by earthquakes. And in video shot by professional storm chasers and plucky amateurs, funnel clouds whirl forebodingly, kick up a storm of debris and move menacingly closer. Sometimes too close. In one oft-seen clip, a family scrambles for shelter as a tornado bears down on their living room: "Tree just blew over...Get away from the windows...