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...economic and cultural ties ensure that, despite noticeable differences--witness Fidel Castro's warm reception in Paris and Gerry Adams' fundraising efforts in Washington--Western Europe still houses our staunchest allies. As the Gulf War proved, the Western allies must be ready to handle "out-of-area" problems that will arise to challenge this new world order...
Massachusetts has certainly operated is arms to Weld. But even the staunchest Weld Democrats question whether or not Weld would be greeted so warmly once he stepped outside of the state's borders...
...Kennedy works hard. He's committed. He's not ashamed to boast of his beliefs, no matter how belabored and belittled his points might be. Even the staunchest congressional conservatives will admit they respect his tenacity. He gets things done, and usually the way he wants them...
...first place reflected not only the Serbs' defiance but also their desperation at recent battlefield advances made by their enemies the Bosnian Muslims, who have been helped by a new arms pipeline through Croatia. Even worse, the Bosnian Serbs appeared to have been abandoned by one of their staunchest allies -- Slobodan Milosevic, President of Serbia. On Thursday, Milosevic severed all political and economic ties with the Bosnian Serbs, accusing them of "insane political ambitions." Milosevic's move was ostensibly in retaliation for the Bosnian Serbs' refusal to sign the latest U.N.-brokered peace plan. But his action stems less from...
...Clinton unmindful of adversaries -- and an ally -- who did not attend the commemoration. In some of the most exquisite language of the day, he turned their adversity into glorious emancipation. "Germany and Italy, liberated by our victory, now stand among our closest allies and the staunchest defenders of freedom. Russia, decimated during the war and frozen afterward in communism and cold war, has been reborn in democracy...