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...they are better off now than three years ago. These voters are hardly the ones to vote for a change. At the same time, Clinton has racked up a very impressive foreign policy record. During his administration, major peace initiatives have been achieved in the Middle East, Haiti, Northern Ireland and Bosnia. As he did with Haiti, Clinton is going against public opinion to send troops to Bosnia to enforce the peace. This is extremely risky because it's a mission that could end in disaster. But Clinton has found that the American public admires politicians with backbone, even when...
...will emphasize their promise that U.S. troops will remain in Bosnia for only about a year. As the campaign to send American troops to Bosnia kicks off this week, Gore, Christopher, Holbrooke and Defense Secretary William Perry are to testify on Capitol Hill. Clinton will be visiting Britain, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Spain, and will drop in on U.S. troops in Germany. His travels will give him a chance to deliver four or five major speeches, all of which will emphasize the importance of America's engagement in Europe...
...IRELAND GETS A DIVORCE...
...slimmest of margins, traditionally Roman Catholic Ireland lifted its constitutional ban on divorce. The measure was fought by the Catholic Bishops' Conference; the Pope and Mother Teresa issued appeals. It gives 75,000 legally separated men and women the right to remarry...
Last week, Ireland voted to end its ban on divorce by a painfully narrow margin. This disappointing development may indicate that the irreligion and secularism so widely regarded as hallmarks of "modernity" may have infilitrated one of the few nations still committed to calling its citizens to Christian living. The issues that were raised during the debate over the divorce ban demonstrate why such a ban is a good idea even for a nation committed to secularism...