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...lawyers also never raised the issue of the blackish-red soil found on Wanda's hands and extending up the sleeves of her sweater, or of her broken fingernails, which were caked with soil. Such details suggest a struggle that might have taken place outdoors. Coleman had no scratches on him; neither did any of the other people questioned immediately after the murder...
...telling Belgrade that its own constitution proves that the Serb-led Yugoslav army is now an occupying force on the foreign soil of Bosnia. One week into a new cease-fire, fighting continued unabated in at least five towns, as well as the capital city of Sarajevo. In a letter to Bosnian officials, army chief of staff General Blagoje Adzic refused to remove his troops, which number as many as 100,000. (See related story on page...
...biological and chemical weapons than was thought at the end of the war. If Bush decides to act, he will want to finish the job in time to reap election rewards. The Saudis will support air strikes or naval operations, but not another massive gathering of troops on their soil. Since coalition members Egypt and Syria have withheld support for renewed operations, Fahd's approval provides an all-important local sponsor and staging area...
Send-them-a-message candidates like Brown -- and Buchanan in the early going -- have found fertile soil in the primaries largely because there are legitimate reasons for public-spirited voters to protest. Bush may win re- election, but little in the campaign is likely to be an endorsement of his handling of domestic affairs. On the Democratic side, Clinton and Brown are the embodiment of the ancient Greek maxim of the fox and the hedgehog. Clinton, the fox, knows many things well: his policy positions on a wide range of issues are thoughtful and often innovative. But Brown, like...
...they are ! mixed with deep religious passions, hatreds and dreams of revenge. In the long run, only the promise of economic progress, much as it may be loathed by Islamic fundamentalists and others, can dissolve such atavistic rages. A Japanese management expert says, "People don't want nationality and soil; they want satellites and Sony." A little glib, perhaps. But ultimately there is a universal desire in the Third World to achieve the better life that the developed world promises, or, as sociologist Alvin Toffler puts it, for the slow world to catch up with the fast world...