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...deepest fear among Western diplomats here is of a switch to terrorism, if the rebels realize that trying to take control of territory in a guerrilla war isn't getting anywhere. But there are no signs of that so far. In the capital, there are tensions between the two communities, but neither is as radicalized as their brethren in Tetovo. Obviously, this could change, but so far you're seeing nothing like the willingness to take up arms that existed in Croatia and Bosnia at the start of the wars there. So there are a few more reasons for optimism...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 'Macedonia Fighting Intensifies After Lull' | 3/22/2001 | See Source »

...third game of the trip, Llanes--who had hit leadoff in the season opener on Friday--was moved to the three-hole. He proceeded to go 8-for-13 after making the switch...

Author: By Brian E. Fallon, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Baseball Takes Good with the Bad in Opening Weekend | 3/21/2001 | See Source »

...interpret this as Napster getting religion right before the courts flip the switch on the electric chair." ROBERT SCHWARTZ, American lawyer, on the song-swapping company's pledge to block access to copyrighted music after an adverse legal ruling

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Spotlight | 3/19/2001 | See Source »

McCain and Feingold were in New Orleans pressuring them to support campaign-finance reform. Public-interest groups, hoping to hold the Louisianans and others to past promises, are dredging up newsclips in which the lawmakers are quoted as saying they will vote for McCain's bill. To switch now "would truly be the height of hypocrisy," says Matt Keller, Common Cause's deputy legislative director. But even if they're shamed into sticking with McCain, many Democrats secretly hope Bush will veto the bill. Politicians lie awake at night worrying about survival, not hypocrisy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign-Finance Reform: Dems To McCain: Just Kidding | 3/19/2001 | See Source »

...Korea, we are in transition, but we aren't there yet." She took up the IJ job last year, thinking it would be a chance to hone her acting skills. But as competition heated up in the Web TV market late last year, stations began pressuring female IJs to switch from tease to striptease (but, in a nod to the obscenity laws, only down to their panties). Ebony resisted, insisting on more talk and less gawk?most of the time, anyway. Some fans are downright protective. When somebody nags her to take off her top on a recent evening, another...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Shock Jock | 3/12/2001 | See Source »

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