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...Russian Air Force, it was the stuff of instant legend. The elusive rebel in crisp combat fatigues drives into an open field under a starry Chechen sky to speak on his satellite phone. As he talks, an unseen Russian plane far above is hunting him. It locks in on his satellite signal, launches its missiles and blasts the field. Jokhar Dudayev, the flamboyant and impassioned leader of Chechnya's rebellion against Russia, is dead...
...House endorsed the summit and stands ready to support any legitimate democratically elected government. "This won't be the first summit they've had," says Time's Marguerite Michael's. "There are two ways to stop the fighting. One is to come in with heavy firepower and force the combat to stop, the other is to make some sort of economic deal with the warlords. The problem is that Taylor and Johnson will not quit fighting while they are making money off the war, exploiting timber and diamond mines. The West let this war go on until it drove Liberia...
...last few months, however, Netscape has found itself in open combat with Microsoft, the Goliath of the software industry. Microsoft has released its own browser, Internet Explorer (IE), to go head-to-head with the upstart Netscape...
Working together does not mean having a bitter attitude towards those students who prefer not to get involved in the political debates and battles of their countries. Perhaps if Santini's agenda was not provoked by a readiness to "combat" and teaching "the man not to mess with us" but instead with an eagerness and a willingness to hear what other Puerto Ricans on campus are feeling, or what they have on their agendas than maybe we could be more "prepared to make history...
...your obligation to back your vote with action, or to combat a political loss with a personal commitment to the people you thought your vote would help. But as much as you may whine about who's in office (and by all means you should whine if you feel that way), single mothers and immigrant families at Boston housing projects won't hear your--or my--complaints about gerrymandering or slick hair. They will hear us better, I think, if we--while learning ourselves from their own unique perspectives--offer to share our knowledge of the English language, or resume...