Word: splits
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...agreement came in a fourth marathon negotiating session between the two in the Slovak capital Bratislava. For Klaus the split means being Prime Minister of a Czech republic committed to the deep economic reforms he has advocated as federal Finance Minister since 1989, rather than Prime Minister of a rancorous Czechoslovakia...
AMERICA ABROAD: Beware the Three-Way Split...
...also contenders. Abbas, a consummate Fatah insider, has made no real enemies among the Palestinians and is considered pragmatic and level- headed. Amer, an independent within the P.L.O., might emerge as a compromise candidate, satisfying both Fatah, because he is a moderate whose selection would avoid an internal Fatah split, and the radical P.L.O. elements, because he is close to Syria...
Bush, however, has plenty of his own troubles. His top advisers, split between the West Wing and campaign headquarters a few blocks away, are at each other's throats. The rumor last month that Baker would soon return as chief of staff was started by Mosbacher and friends, who think it is Sam Skinner's White House, not the campaign, that needs fixing. White House officials fired back last week, predicting Baker would return -- but only to give the listless campaign a boost...
...Bioscience, told Wall Street analysts last November that regulatory approval for the firm's new cancer-therapy drug was imminent, there was a stampede to buy the company's stock. By Jan. 7, Bioscience's share price hit an all-time high of 85, before a 2-for-1 split at mid-month. But on Jan. 31 came a shocker: a Food and Drug Administration panel decided not to recommend approval of the new drug, known as Ethyol...