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...counterweight to a rapidly encroaching NATO. The new entity will be governed by a bureaucrat-bloated "Supreme Council" featuring the two presidents, their prime ministers, parliament heads and the chairman of a vaguely defined "Executive Committee." The deal fuels speculation that Lukashenko is seeking to use it to springboard him to the head of a restyled Soviet Union. But don't look for integration to go smoothly. In a recent interview, Lukashenko, a hearty proponent of Soviet-style command economics who harbors a deep suspicion of the West, announced that union with Russia would require Moscow to rethink the free...
...Union money-transfer business in 1987, and watched his company sink into bankruptcy in 1991. Then, amazingly enough, he managed to find a buyer for the business a couple of years ago, which allowed him to pay off old debts and emerge with some $300 million in cash--his springboard to the skirmish with RJR and a rejuvenated raiding career...
With Easterns right around the corner, this weekend could serve as a springboard for a program that has begun to reclaim a national presence...
Although Ho's protease-inhibitor "cocktail" is a springboard for hope in the war against AIDS, some people may unfortunately start to believe the pandemic is history. Not only can less than 1% of the HIV-infected population worldwide get access to the high-priced treatment, it may also prove ineffective in late cases of full-blown AIDS. Fanatical faith in the proposed cocktail could lead to further complications in the battle against HIV. Right now we need to be armed not only with the physiological remedies but also with a spiritual infrastructure. Call it spiritual healing, shamanism, palliative care...
...class for us will definitely be that sophomore class," Tomassoni said. "They're coming back with experience. And that finish we had last year was so important. Hopefully we can use that as a springboard. They've been through a lot of battles and I think they're hungry for wins...