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Miguel: The men's john is ridiculously small for a place this size: 1 stall, 4 urinals. The only point of interest is the sponge-paint splattered all over the walls--here a virile blue. Rubbers are 50 cents, but no one's buying...

Author: By June Shih, | Title: Metropolis' Middle-Age Mix | 2/20/1992 | See Source »

Washington's decision emboldened Haiti's army officers to stall the docking of two U.S. ships carrying 508 boat people. "The military believes it can get the U.S. to soften up the embargo even more," says a leading Haitian businessman. Last week, as the commander of the country's armed forces elevated to a top post a former police chief who was fired by Aristide, the prospect of the deposed President's return seemed more remote than ever...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Caribbean: Showing Them the Way Home | 2/17/1992 | See Source »

Their maneuver is likely to stall the peace talks. Shamir promises to keep talking, but a U.S. official says the coalition's fall "will raise questions about the government's ability to negotiate and complicate its strategy formulation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Israel: The Big Stall | 1/27/1992 | See Source »

Throughout the stormy, three-hour conference, Democrats accused Republicans of trying to stall enactment of the package before Congress adjourns this week to give Bush a political issue...

Author: By The ASSOCIATED Press, | Title: Crime Bill Consensus Reached | 11/25/1991 | See Source »

...President Bush insists that he will be a "catalyst," not an imposer of solutions. But if he and James Baker do not provide concrete proposals that enable the parties to make incremental concessions, talks will stall -- and they may feel some heat for the failure...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Follow the Talks | 11/11/1991 | See Source »

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