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...approved solution in my kit bag. The situation is very tense and very difficult." It was "too early to say" if there was a diplomatic solution to the crisis. Still, Haig showed his sympathy for his hosts by endorsing the U.N. Security Council resolution that called for Argentina to withdraw...
...Balkans have so far not materialized. Serbia has announced that it will boycott Thaci's government as well as the newly established European Union mission to Kosovo. However, Belgrade stopped short of making any military threats towards the renegade province or the international peacekeepers. Serbia is also expected to withdraw ambassadors from any country that recognizes Kosovo, but will not completely severe diplomatic relations with any of them, according to diplomatic sources in Belgrade. The United States recognized the new state on Monday. The European Union is divided. France, Britain, Germany and Italy have all recognized Kosovo. But a number...
Kosovo's political status had been undetermined since 1999, when Serbian forces were forced to withdraw under NATO bombs. The province was then placed under U.N. control. Now, Kosovo's elected government is expected to assume more authority, although it will still be closely monitored by members of the newly established European Union mission. The EU will also provide much of the new nation's police force and judiciary, while some 17,000 NATO troops will continue to secure peace...
...Beijing Games organizing committee noted that "linking the Darfur issue to the Olympic Games will not help to resolve this issue and is not in line with the Olympic Spirit that separates sports from politics." But those responses came nearly two days after Spielberg announced his decision to withdraw, adding yet another news cycle to an issue Beijing clearly wanted to go away. "They need to learn to do a better job of this, there's no doubt," says David Zweig, director of the Center on China's Transnational Relations at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology...
Former Institute of Politics Director Jeanne Shaheen has emerged as the sole Democratic candidate in the New Hampshire Senate race against Republican incumbent John E. Sununu. Jay Buckey, Shaheen’s former Democratic rival, announced his decision to withdraw from the Senate race on Tuesday, clearing the way for Shaheen to become the party’s nominee. “Jay Buckey showed on the campaign trail that he has much to contribute to this state and country,” said Shaheen in a statement released Tuesday. “Defeating John Sununu will be no easy...