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This time, by golly, no one would call George Bush timid. Quite the contrary, the President made a rare appearance as Bush the riverboat gambler. By sending a high-level delegation to Beijing to confer with Chinese authorities who only six months earlier had ordered the massacre of pro-democracy demonstrators near Tiananmen Square, Bush knew he would stir up a hurricane of outraged protest. And for what? The slender chance that China would respond with concessions that could begin to melt the ice in U.S. relations with the world's most populous nation...
...pace. The Soviets and NATO allies support a stabilizing U.S. presence in Europe. And a gradually reduced Soviet threat may enable Bush to squeeze just enough money from the military next year to keep the federal deficit moving downward. Bush recognizes that he is the benefactor of a rare alignment of stars. "I'm a lucky person to be President of our country in these very exciting times," he said last week. But as the ground in Europe continues to shift, he will need more than luck...
...engaged foreign troops since 1815, when Napoleon's army withdrew after a 17-year occupation. As a result of Switzerland's extraordinary military preparedness, no aggressor since then has seen fit to challenge its control of the mountain passes. Last week, however, the Swiss army suffered a rare setback -- not in battle, but at the polls...
...Switzerland any such development would change the fabric of the nation, given the unique and even mythic status the army enjoys. For a country that has so many fault lines involving competing religions and languages and a federal government that is weak by design, the army is that rare thing, a truly national institution. The experience of military service is the most common denominator among Swiss men (women are not conscripted), and creates a strong sense of citizenship...
...rare opportunity. This is the firstchance in a long time to be part of something onthe cutting edge of America," said Sonja Brookins,one of two founders from Brown University