Word: walks
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...reinforce the city. The United States considers Arkan a possible war criminal, and says he's responsible for some of the worst atrocities in the Balkan war. "Arkan started out as a big-time bank robber in Europe years ago," reports TIME's Edward Barnes. "He would literally just walk in and point a gun at someone. Later he did political killings for the old Yugoslav communist government. He operates out of an ice cream shop in Belgrade." Although Arkan is not publicly associated with the Serb president, Barnes says, "He's Milosevic's man. It's hard to believe...
...liked the old location," Hahn said. "This is much more out of the way. It has more facilities and you can do more stuff, but you have to walk much farther...
That includes the right not to be excessively taxed and the freedom to practice any religion, go to work or walk to a neighbor's house without fear of assault or condemnation, he said...
...food was unpalatable. the toilets stank. Bathrooms flooded, and accommodations were cramped. Delegates in wheelchairs found themselves assigned to upper-floor, walk-up meeting rooms. Confusion prevailed over the times and places of workshops. Shuttle buses appeared and vanished erratically. Meanwhile, the ever-present Chinese security agents, in plainclothes or uniform, acted with all too much efficiency. They tailed visitors, photographed gatherings, searched rooms and bags, confiscated documents and videotapes, stopped peaceful protests, detained some journalists and on the whole created an intimidating atmosphere. To top things off, even the heavens glowered, sending forth rain that churned...
...prize. "I believe frantically in the American form of democracy, which rests upon free enterprise," said Eisenhower. "Everything I observe affirms my belief in free enterprise," writes Powell. Like Ike, Powell bemoans high taxes and government bureaucracy. When pressed for details, Powell and Ike meander. "It seems necessary to walk around some of the questions presented," Ike told colleagues. "I sense a difference between a man's convictions and what he believes is politically feasible." Hearing those words last week, Powell merely smiled. We may never have a better summation of Powell's political philosophy than the one Ike propounded...