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President Clinton wrapped up his two-day Ottawa summit by joining Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien in signing an "open skies" agreement that will eliminate air passenger and cargo restrictions that have cost the two nations an estimated $41 million a day. "It will create thousands of new jobs and billions of dollars of economic activity," Clinton promised. "We agreed to throw out 30 years of rules that have suffocated business." The treaty, 10 years in negotiation, will also mean that more cities on both sides of the border can offer cheaper, direct flights...
President Clinton began a two-day Ottawa summit with Prime Minister Jean Chretien with a folksy address to the Canadian Parliament in which he reaffirmed U.S. peacekeeping commitments to its northern neighbor, despite Republican-led efforts to scale them back. "For a half-century, the United States has shared your philosophy of action and consistent exercise of leadership abroad," Clinton told his enthusiastic audience. "And I am determined, notwithstanding all the crosscurrents in our country, that we shall preserve that commitment." But Clinton dodged what White House aides said would be a public statement opposing Canada's Quebec separatist movement...
President Clinton wrapped up his two-day Ottawa summit by joining Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien in signing an "open skies" agreement that will eliminate air passenger and cargo restrictions that have cost the two nations an estimated $41 million a day. "It will create thousands of new jobs and billions of dollars of economic activity," Clinton promised. "We agreed to throw out 30 years of rules that have suffocated business." The treaty, 10 years in negotiation, will also mean that more cities on both sides of the border can offer cheaper, direct flights...
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...peace talks, including a Palestinian pledge to root out terrorists in Gaza and Israeli promises to pull back its troops from the region and allow Palestinian elections. After the talks concluded on Sunday, U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher said the concessions "will contribute significantly" to a Thursday summit between Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat. But despite a personal appeal from President Clinton, Israel refused to end at once a 23-day closure of the Gaza border that aims to contain terrorists. Hundreds of Palestinians marched through Gaza City today in protest, saying the travel...