Word: william
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...strenuous opposition to the presence of any foreign troops. "Indonesia may think handing over the territory to U.N. peacekeepers will get Jakarta off the hook, but the international community has made clear that Indonesia will be held responsible for what happens in East Timor," says TIME U.N. correspondent William Dowell. "But it may be that Indonesian military officers, some of whom are reluctant to give up their extensive business interests in East Timor, are acting outside of government authority ?- and bringing in foreign troops may be the only way for the government to get out of a difficult situation...
...Cruise --Glenn Close --Nicole Kidman --Mel Gibson --Robert Downey Jr. --Andie MacDowell --William Hurt --Sigourney Weaver
...expand cooperation on regional security issues such as North Korea and to oppose U.S. attempts to extend its missile defense umbrella to its allies in Asia. "Both countries are concerned about the threat of internal disintegration, and that adds to the incentive to cooperate," says TIME U.N. correspondent William Dowell. "And both want to stop the world becoming a playground for the U.S. But centuries of mutual suspicion and hostility tend to make such alliances between them shortlived." Moscow and Beijing are expected to conclude a deal this week in which Russia will sell a large number...
...weeks ago, Bollinger and William Bowen, co-author of The Shape of the River, an influential book about affirmative action on campus, briefed Ford about Michigan's affirmative-action procedures, which have been reviewed to ensure that they comply with Supreme Court rulings. For example, Michigan's law school does not set numerical targets for minority students. Instead, in addition to grades and test scores, it relies heavily on letters of recommendation, the applicant's essay and evidence of leadership ability. The number of minority students who enter the law school varies greatly from year to year. Surveys show there...
...resignation of cabinet ministers look set to snowball, and the more efficient relief effort in regions run by the opposition Islamic Virtue Party presents a substantial political challenge to Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit. "Once the initial shock wears off, the political recriminations will grow," says TIME correspondent William Dowell. "Poor construction work in a region known for earthquakes caused a death toll that was far higher than it might have been had stricter standards been enforced." On Monday, as officials in the capital, Ankara, ordered up 45,000 body bags, more misery appeared in the form of rain, which threatened...