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...only 14% of the vote countrywide. In search of a party with a stronger message, or perhaps just in revenge for the havoc politicians have wrought on the country, Italians registered their protest by turning to both the far left and the far right. The Northern League, an upstart populist movement centered in Milan, continued to gain power. It has threatened nothing less than the partition of the country into autonomous federations, dividing < the wealthy north from the poor south. The Democratic Party of the Left, formerly the Italian Communist Party, continues to insist that it represents the workers...
Among the many promises a young upstart named Bill Clinton made to the voters as he campaigned for the presidency was that, if elected, he would produce an Administration that "looks like America." Whether or not he has succeeded in that aim -- he has recruited many minorities, though critics say still not enough -- his pledge was an acknowledgment of an important fact: the face of America has been dramatically altered in the final years of the 20th century. America's face is not just about physiognomy, or even color, although endless varieties of each can be seen throughout the land...
...football shocks in the lineup for next year's World Cup finals in the U.S., centering mostly on teams that will not make the trip. Among the surprises: France, which needed only a draw to qualify, was beaten, 2-1, in the final 10 seconds of play by upstart Bulgaria. England, playing with a dismal record, was also eliminated, despite its birthright to the game. And European champion Denmark failed to qualify when it was dumped by Spain...
...biggest prizes in the all-out war for the public airwaves. The reason: high-tech companies have figured out how to profitably rebuild the antiquated dispatching system into an advanced cellular-telephone network that can take on the likes of AT&T and the giant Baby Bells. Upstart Nextel Communications sent shock waves through the industry last week when it agreed to buy Motorola's SMR frequencies for $1.8 billion...
...industry dominated by eagles, Classic Air is more like a mockingbird. The airline has two pilots, two flight attendants and a single, 46-year-old, 28-seat DC-3. Working out of a beat-up hangar at Spokane International Airport, the upstart service plans to begin flying passengers between the states of Washington and Idaho as soon as it receives clearance from federal regulators. The brainchild of Paul Salerno, 38, and his brother Bruce, 41, who run a family-owned cargo carrier called Salair, Classic is not a joke. Insists Paul Salerno: "We expect to be taken very seriously...