Word: standoffs
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...Gulf War. One such ``smart'' bomb can do the work of 100 ``dumb'' bombs, puts fewer pilots at risk and dramatically reduces the tonnage of fuel and weapons that has to be shipped to a war zone. Indeed, the Pentagon was working on the top-secret Tri-Service Standoff Attack Missile (dubbed Tee-Sam), which would allow the B-2 to destroy targets from 100 miles away with stiletto precision. Starting in 1996, the military declared in 1992, the B-2, armed with Tee- Sams, would be ready to strike anywhere, anytime...
...16th century. It clearly summarizes all the essential beliefs and moral tenets of the church. Some Catholics believe it will be the most enduring landmark of John Paul's papacy. In June, John Paul oversaw the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Holy See and Israel, ending a tense standoff that had existed ever since...
...force against the breakaway republic of Chechnya today, telling his government it should use "all means at the state's disposal" to disarm "illegal" troops in the tiny Caucasus Mountain republic. Already today, Russian warplanes flew over Chechnya's capital, Grozny, and Russian troops massed nearby. The standoff, which has been brewing for weeks but generated little serious international concern, centers on accusations from Moscow that the government of Chechen President Dzhokhar Dudayev is a criminal regime that rules through gangsters and terrorists. Dudayev unilaterally declared independence in 1991. Yeltsin's decree was not necessarily politically popular and one group...
STRIKE TWO: The 1995 baseball season may be jeopardized by thecontinuing standoff between owners and players. The owners plan on announcing next Monday at their meeting in Chicago that they are going to impose a salary cap on players, The Washington Post reported. "Last year's system is a historical artifact and we cannot operate under it any more," Atlanta Braves president Stan Kasten said Monday night. "Clubs have to do something by (December) 7th because from that point forward we're into next season with last year's economic system." With the players not planning to offer an alternative...
...public relations level. The governor-elect last night finally agreed to meet one-on-one with Giuliani, who broke GOP ranks to endorse Democratic incumbent Gov. Mario Cuomo this fall. The ice-breaker: Pataki relented on tight fiscal proposals affecting the city's public employees and schools. The standoff had caught the notice ofDavid Letterman, who listed as one of his "top 10 signs your new governor is nuts": "Won't return the phone call of the best damn mayor of the best damn city of the best damn country in the world...