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...Terry Hatter ruled that excluding homosexuals from military service "in the absence of sexual conduct which interferes with the military mission" is unconstitutional. So even if Congress eventually reverses an Executive Order allowing gays in the military and then musters the two-thirds majority necessary to override a Clinton veto, its action would surely face a constitutional challenge in the courts. (See related stories beginning on page...
...that would strand the U.S. between the interests of its good friend Israel and the diplomatically important Arabs. If sanctions come to a vote, the Clinton Administration will have to choose between exposing Israel for the first time ever to U.N. discipline and offending the Arabs by wielding a veto that the U.S. has not used for 2 1/2 years -- and pray that the results do not disrupt the Middle East peace talks. Playing the ace would be awkward at a time when Washington needs the U.N. imprimatur for its own course of discipline against Iraq...
...Bill Clinton's too. (Clinton has taken quite as strong a stand as Bush). Saddam may also be hoping that some countries may tire of the confrontations and cease supporting the U.S. China went along with previous anti-Iraq moves in the U.N. Security Council, where it has veto power, but this time protested the allied ultimatum. Keeping Saddam caged may not be the worst foreign-policy problem Bush bequeaths to Clinton, but it is not the least, either...
...have already encountered trouble. "For 12 years," says a Clinton adviser, "divided government prevented reform, and Democrats and Republicans piously blamed each other for the deadlock. The very good reform bill that passed last year made it out of the Congress only because the Democrats knew the President would veto it. Now the congressional leadership has indicated they won't go along with last year's bill because they know Clinton would sign...
...mounted massive protests against the agreement between the U.S. and the European Community aimed at averting a trade crisis. Demonstrations included the dumping of U.S.-made chicken feed, right, into the Seine. Despite early threats to break the deal, however, Paris was prevented under E.C. rules from exercising a veto...