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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Nor are the Chechens innocent in these conflicts. In the last war some Chechen commanders were notorious for raiding Russian territory and taking villagers hostage, in one case even seizing a hospital and its patients.

Author: By Charles C. De simone, | Title: Chechen Conundrum | 12/14/1999 | See Source »

Most child-custody wars mean profit for some (the lawyers for both sides) and pain for others (the child and his parents). In the case of Elian Gonzalez, too, the winners are the ones pulling the strings, but in this case it is the Cuban government and the large Cuban...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cubans 1, Exiles 1, Six-Year-Old Elian, 0 | 12/13/1999 | See Source »

"There have been a slew of threat reports over the past few weeks, mainly Bin Laden-related," an official told the Los Angeles Times. "And then one emerged in the past couple of days that seemed much more credible and specific than all the others." Global cautions to the millions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Bin Laden Plotting a Y2K Catastrophe? | 12/13/1999 | See Source »

Reading the Supreme Court's dismissal of appeals can be a lot like reading tea leaves - only slightly less scientific. The conjecture heated up on Monday, when the Justices dismissed an appeal from a group of Vermont parents whose case includes some of the most controversial aspects of the school...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rehnquist & Co.: School's Out Till Next Year | 12/13/1999 | See Source »

But the rejection of this appeal may not be much of a weathervane when it comes to the Justices' final take on the topic, says TIME senior writer Adam Cohen. "When the Supreme Court decides not to take a case, you can't really tell what the impetus may be...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rehnquist & Co.: School's Out Till Next Year | 12/13/1999 | See Source »

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