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...Bush administration officials have left no doubt that Megawati's hour of decision has arrived. "I hope I hear the resolve of a leader that recognizes that any time terrorists take hold in the country, it's going to weaken the country itself," President Bush said Tuesday of his planned talks with his Indonesian counterpart. Secretary of State Colin Powell was even more pointed: "We can see now that you are not exempt from this, you cannot pretend it does not exist in your country," said Powell, reflecting longstanding U.S. frustration over what Washington sees has been Jakarta's denial...
Whatever vulnerability the Bullock decision may seem to suggest for the tobacco industry, more than anything, it highlights the dangers inherent in using individual liability lawsuits to punish big tobacco. Not only have suits like Bullock’s been historically ineffective, but they also threaten to weaken support for other more effective types of legal attacks. Collective suits, like class actions or those by the government, exert more financial leverage on tobacco companies, rest on a stronger legal foundation and engender less skepticism from the public...
...made from thin steel ties instead of welded pipes and the staircase was too narrow for use by the school's large number of pupils. U.S. Gore Speaks Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore warned that a hasty attack on Iraq would "severely damage" the war on terrorism and "weaken" American leadership in the world. Gore argued that George W. Bush had set his sights on deposing Saddam Hussein because the hunt for Osama bin Laden had faltered. By turning to Iraq, Gore said, "the President has manifestly disposed of the sympathy, goodwill and solidarity compiled by America and transformed...
...Georgians fear that the object of any Russian military retaliation will be not simply to punish them for harboring Chechen rebels, but also to weaken Shevardnadze, already unpopular at home because he presides over a corrupt regime. Moscow's ideal outcome is Shevardnadze's ouster and replacement by a more pro-Russian leader...
Neighborhood representatives spent more than a year-and-a-half putting together zoning recommendations, and wrapped up this summer by sending it on to the planning board—but they said they fear the board will weaken their original proposal...