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When George Bush took office, he and his advisers, notably including Baker, groped for a policy no one could call Gorbocentric, one that would work equally well no matter who was on the other end of the hot line. The result was a nonpolicy. The Administration was so determined to be ready for anything the cunning and unpredictable Soviets might do next that for months official Washington seemed all but incapable of doing anything...
...remove the life-sustaining apparatus. Four months later, however, the Missouri Supreme Court reversed the ruling, arguing that "vague and unreliable" recollections were insufficient proof of Nancy's intent. Last June the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a state's right to demand clear and convincing evidence in the matter, then returned the Cruzan case to the Missouri courts...
...With a record like that," says Ahmad, a Palestinian schoolteacher, "who would not feel betrayed by the P.L.O.'s support of Iraq? I would not deny that some Palestinians have looted and done despicable things in Kuwait, but most of us are against what Saddam did. That won't matter, of course. We will be punished for the stupidity of our chief of state -- and Arafat will continue his life as a celebrity. The Kuwaitis will say that they will look at each of our cases one by one" -- which indeed is what the Kuwaiti leadership says...
...many, Kuwait Inc. is a term of derision. To Kuwaitis, the staggering fortune their nation has accumulated, and particularly the way it has been invested and saved, is a matter of pride. With 94.5 billion bbl. of oil in the ground, enough for more than a century of production, Kuwait boasts the world's third largest proven petroleum reserves. But unlike other nations, which spend their oil revenues almost as fast as they come in, Kuwait long ago decided to save for the future. So successful has the effort been that for some years before Saddam's perfidy, Kuwait...
Cutler asked the court last week if he could give Gotti a change of clothes for his next court appearance. Apparently considering the matter too trivial, the judge made no ruling. But a spare $1,500 suit was seen in the don's cell. For Gotti, having to show up in a wrinkled suit might truly be cruel and unusual punishment...