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...Belgrade, of course, has hardly given up its claim on Kosovo, and is believed to be arming and organizing the Serbs of Mitrovice in their clashes with local ethnic Albanians. "Milosevic may also be gambling that NATO will eventually tire of its financial and military obligations in Kosovo, and seek a quick exit," says Dowell. "Already it's clear that a lot of the money that was promised for rebuilding Kosovo at the height of last year's conflict has simply not been delivered." Kouchner and his supporters argue that unless money is plowed into infrastructure and government institutions, such...
...Some of the ladies believed it was cast in stone," Judy Semless, a McCain supporter, said of the Bush nomination. She excused herself to find a woman she had converted to her side, but returned with a face as long as a tire iron. "Can you believe it? She says she's not voting for McCain now because Democrats are voting...
...make like Rocky? Here's how to get started. Begin with light weights--about 40% of the heaviest weight you can manage--and work your way up gradually. Remember that the goal of weight training is to work muscles against resistance until they fatigue. Once your muscles no longer tire, you can add 5 to 10 lbs. To be effective, according to the A.H.A., you'll need to work out two or three times a week, performing one set of eight to 10 different exercises, eight to 15 times each. Sounds like a lot, but each workout can take...
...hunting the striped cat; he's hunting the hunters. Working for the World Wildlife Fund in cooperation with Russian authorities, he is leading an anti-poaching patrol, going after criminals who try to profit from killing one of the world's most magnificent--and endangered--creatures. Telltale tire tracks in the snow suggest to Fomenko that a Jeep full of poachers is on the trail...
...British forces to storm the Afghan plane. "The British may be reluctant to storm the plane with so many women and children on board," says TIME correspondent William Dowell. "They're more likely to simply use boredom as a weapon, waiting out the crisis and letting the hijackers tire and then later offering them...