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...British Prime Minister John Major argued vehemently against arming the embattled Bosnians. Major, who, save for the dearth of a bowler hat and umbrella is a worthy successor to the exalted post of Neville Chamberlain, said that arming the Bosnians would prolong the conflict. He is absolutely right. Had the U.S. not "prolonged the conflict" by arming the British in World War II, Herr Major would now be celebrating Oktoberfest in Trafalgar Square as we entered year 63 of the thousand-year Reich. We must never forget...
...rescue eight housing lenders that are wobbling beneath $84 billion of bad real estate loans. Just last week a government report urged the use of taxpayer funds to bail out the banking system. That outraged critics like Hatsuko Yoshioka, the head of Japan's powerful Housewives' Association, an umbrella organization of 391 women's civic groups. Yoshioka wants major banks like Daiwa to commit some of their vast resources to shoring up ailing banks and housing lenders. Says she: "Daiwa Bank, although it lost $1.1 billion, is still going to be in the black this year. Why is that? Even...
NATO OFFERS NUCLEAR UMBRELLA...
...America swings again into the quadrennial process of choosing a president, they are the hand-shakers, the sign-holders, the press release writers, the coffee makers, the umbrella holders and the faxers. Toiling in obscurity, hundreds of twenty-somethings are already heavily involved in next year's presidential campaigns...
...think this is the first time we've really seen potential for reform." says Ross Frisbie '96, who says he will run for the council under PUCC's umbrella. "They're spending the time and energy and thought in this, and they have specific ideas...