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...Everett Koop, on a new crusade to slim down the one-third of Americans believed to be overweight, kicked off his "Shape Up America!" campaign at a White House ceremony today. At his side: First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, with whom he joined forces on health care reform. Launch of the non-profit Koop Foundation's effort was timed to follow a report from the Institute of Medicine describing the difficulties of shedding pounds and attacking commercial weight-loss programs for causing ineffective yo-yo dieting. But outside the White House, a group of marchers criticized Koop for sending...
...destruction around Bihac.TIME Central Europe Bureau Chief James Graff, stationed in Sarajevo, characterizes the mood against the peacekeeping forces as one of "cold contempt." NATO and UN officials, stunned by the Serbs resilience, have authorized another attack for tomorrow morning, Graff has learned. The targets this time: launch points for surface-to-air missiles in the northwest, Graff says.Post your opinion on theInternationalbulletin board...
...scenario. As a result of the financial debacle, Prime Minister Vladimir Chernomyrdin was to resign and Vladimir Shumeiko (Chairman of the upper house of the Russian parliament), who has better relations with certain circles in the West, was to come to power. The next step was to launch an attack against the Army and provoke unrest. The final stage was supposed to be the establishment of a liberal dictatorship next spring...
...spring of 1993, rising health care costs and improved portfolio performance prompted the central administration to launch a review of the University's 20-year-old benefits program...
Sometimes at dusk, sometimes at dawn, when the dim gray light shrouds them from the enemy, commandos of the mainly Muslim Bosnian army launch coordinated attacks on Serb positions. Using their advantage in manpower, the Bosnian troops pick their way around the enemy's heavy tanks and guns, ambushing troops or blasting through sparsely defended encampments...