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WASHINGTON WAS SHUT down by snow, Congress and the White House were locked in budget combat, and U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor last week was talking about...bananas. Kantor announced a cease-fire in a yearlong imbroglio with banana producers Colombia and Costa Rica. In the past, he said, the two countries had joined with the 12-nation European Union to create trade policies that have hurt American commercial interests. Never mind that few bananas are grown in the U.S. or that only a handful of American jobs was at stake. Forget too that major U.S. producers Del Monte...
...apparent attempt to combat the rhetoric of President Clinton's conservative opposition, Christopher used the event to highlight the importance of the United States' role as police officer and peacekeeper in a world which, Christopher said, is experiencing "accelerated change...
...bridge over the Sava, which enabled the first mass crossing of tanks and Bradley fighting vehicles into Bosnia, drew crowds of appreciative Croats, who marveled at the hardware, not to mention the exotic sight of African Americans. Amid laughing children, Specialist Dustin Graciak of the 3/325th Airborne Combat Team delightedly reported, "They're asking about our weapons and trying to speak English." Mtuzove Zeljko, 14, who picked up some English watching Hollywood movies, said, "I like the Americans. It's good peace is here. No more grenades. No more shooting...
...Tuzla one morning, the 3rd Platoon of Bravo Company conducts its first patrol away from one of the 325th Airborne Combat Team's outposts. Smolje, 5, thumps the flak jacket of Sergeant Brian Hutchens, chatters excitedly and touches the M-16 rifle while trying to mouth the sound of gunfire. The boy follows the troops, in their Kevlar body armor and laden with ammunition, over the rugged, icy landscape. The soldiers walk in a tactical road march, staggered on either side of the trail and leaving 10 meters between each...
...federal money, police set up round-the-clock substations in vacant apartments at three of the city's most deadly projects. The 45 cops assigned to them work foot patrol, get to know the law-abiding residents and sweep out the street dealers. They also help pick up trash, combat graffiti and round up kids who play hooky...