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...Many feel that his contributions to peace athome and abroad are significant," the statementread. "He managed to maintain a delicate stabilityin a country with people of disparate origins andpolitical interests. He did so through hischarisma and paternal love.... His Majestymaintained his principles of peace in the contextof regional turmoil. His work for peace was notfor Jordan alone, but everyone...

Author: By Rosalind S. Helderman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Students Mourn Hussein's Passing | 2/8/1999 | See Source »

...affirmed his loyalty to the new heir. Abdullah, designated regent while his father struggles to overcome non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, pledged to Hussein to "follow in your footsteps." U.S. officials privately called him "a chip off the old block," and Israel reacted without alarm. Many analysts regard the leadership turmoil in Jordan as less worrisome than that in other Arab states, where aging Kings and Presidents may soon give way to unfamiliar new rulers. Jordan's transition, says Anthony Cordesman, a Washington-based Middle East scholar, is only "the first step in a long process that will be going...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Meet The Next King | 2/8/1999 | See Source »

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Author: /time Magazine | Title: Your Technology Feb. 1, 1999 | 2/1/1999 | See Source »

...sense, the fundamental question of suffering transcends the Sally Struthers puzzle because all human beings--rich or poor--suffer. We all go through emotional turmoil, and many of us endure physical pain. It all seems unnecessary...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Suffering Through Guilt | 1/8/1999 | See Source »

...first time in memory, our decision came down to the final week. When we began deliberating in early November, the midterm elections made it appear that the Monica Lewinsky scandal might recede into being but a tale of sound and fury signifying little. The global economic turmoil and roiling stock markets could turn out, it seemed, to be of more lasting importance, so there were folks such as Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan and Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin to consider. There were also some inspiring options, such as the Irish peacemakers or that icon of nostalgia and exploration John Glenn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How We Made the Choice | 12/28/1998 | See Source »

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