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...picture here, as well as the weather in the Persian Gulf, turns cloudy. Air strikes become more difficult. Spring will bring Easter and the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, and several other reasons for everyone to do nothing. If the status quo survives until then, all bets...
...election approached, events seemed to conspire against female office seekers. The Persian Gulf crisis pushed abortion and other social issues off the front pages, making it harder for challengers like Claudine Schneider, who tried to upset Rhode Island Senator Claiborne Pell, the veteran chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. But in Oregon Barbara Roberts used a breezy style and support for abortion rights to stage a come- from-behind victory over an opponent who spent almost twice as much money. There was still a gender gap: women turned out heavily for Richards in Texas and Feinstein in California...
...have the forces arrayed against Iraq retreated from the fundamental objectives Bush outlined in early August: unconditional and complete withdrawal of Iraqi forces from Kuwait, restoration of Kuwait's legitimate government, release of all foreigners held hostage and restoration of the security and stability of the Persian Gulf. The confusion lies in how and when these objectives might be reached and at what cost. No wonder many Americans echo the question posed to Secretary of State James Baker last week by a lonely G.I. in the Saudi desert: "Mr. Secretary, why are we here...
WORLD: Bush gambles that doubling his troops in the Persian Gulf may avert...
...public opinion prevailed. Last week Japan's Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu was forced to abandon legislation that would have sent Japanese military personnel to the Persian Gulf under United Nations auspices to serve in noncombatant positions. Kaifu argued that the measure was designed to demonstrate Japan's commitment to the U.N. resolutions against Iraq. But the Japanese public remained unconvinced: a poll in the daily Asahi Shimbun showed 78% were against sending troops abroad...