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Competition in the lightweight division this year has been tighter than ever, which sets up IRAs as an open regatta for the taking provided that Yale does not dominate as it has in past races...
...simply over verification, but over the very principle of rewarding North Korea for simply behaving in ways that all states are expected to behave. They said the Clinton administration was caving in to extortion by North Korea, so presumably the same criticism of the principle would apply even with tighter verification procedures...
...IRAQ Rejects U.N. Plan Baghdad threatened to halt oil supplies to Jordan and Turkey if they agreed to a U.N. plan to replace sanctions on Iraq with tighter border controls. A British-drafted U.N. Security Council resolution to be debated this week proposes the end of all sanctions on exports to Iraq with the exception of weapons-related materials. Under the so-called "smart" sanctions plan, Iraq's illicit oil exports to its neighbors would be brought into a U.N.-controlled oil-for-food account. The move to ease sanctions on civilian goods was partly in response to pressure from...
...look the other way as Iraq violates sanctions, particularly through exporting oil to Syria and Turkey (who pay Baghdad directly rather than through a U.N.-managed escrow account). The new proposals would require these countries and Jordan to pay for oil through the escrow account, giving the U.N. tighter control over Baghdad's funds. But a decade of sanctions has spawned an elaborate smuggling economy in the states surrounding Iraq, and implementing new curbs may be difficult...
...find yourself saying "What?" and "Pardon me?" more often than "My, this free-range chicken is tasty!" you're not alone. In their quest for a hip young crowd, a growing number of restaurateurs are turning up the music, jamming folks into tighter spaces and designing their places with open kitchens, high ceilings and hardwood floors--all of which can turn pleasant background buzz into cacophonous...