Word: tells
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...long columns stumbled into neighboring states, Serb soldiers stripped the refugees of passports, identity papers, even license plates to eradicate any trace of their claim to the province. No one knows how many have died or been killed, but every refugee had a tale of terror to tell. Milosevic seemed intent on emptying not just the historically sacred (and mineral-rich) north and central zones dear to Serb hearts and pocketbooks but every square inch of the Connecticut-size province. Even without confirmation of the widespread stories of atrocity or war crimes, the brutal outflow told a clear enough tale...
Some critics charge that by forswearing ground troops from the start to placate domestic opinion, the Clinton Administration handed Milosevic his current military advantage. "It was a terrible military statement," said Brent Scowcroft, National Security Adviser under George Bush. "If you tell Milosevic we're not going to put ground forces in, that makes him even more determined to ride out a bombing campaign." As a result, the choice could come down to sending in ground forces or giving up and going home...
...strike. While Archer has succeeded in reducing crime and luring Big Business since taking over as mayor in 1994, he says the city's decades-long flight of middle-class residents can't be reversed unless the city's schools get better. "Any mayor in the country will tell you that the No. 1 issue facing cities isn't crime or jobs anymore, it's public education," Archer says. "Mayors have every reason to take on the responsibility...
...went into virtual seclusion, fearing for his life). He's proud but not bombastic, he's casual in tone but almost always serious in content, and although his raps are deeply personal, he strives for the prophetic. He's a craftsman of words; he wants to tell a story, communicate ideas, not just spew rhymes, rage and attitude. Ultimately the ambition of his lyrics and themes is what makes him hip-hop's most important and interesting male solo performer...
...prostitutes at a legal brothel in southern Nevada, where I served as madam for five years, hooted at the absurdity of Monica's claim that "telling 10 people [of her affair with the President] was being pretty discreet" [NATION, March 15]. Girls who work in legal brothels entertain some pretty high-powered men whose names are instantly recognizable. The anonymity of the men who enter the brothel is sacrosanct. No professional brothel prostitute reveals the identity of any of her clients, regardless of their status or celebrity. A prostitute's commitment to total discretion is a prerequisite to her employment...