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...central Bosnia to connect the Serb stronghold of Doboj to Serbia proper. Muslim and Croat lines ) pinch the corridor on both its eastern and western flanks. Daily shelling empties the town much of the day; by early afternoon the only sound on the main boulevard is the flapping of plastic sheets that cover shop windows shattered by artillery rounds. But when dusk closes in, fighters and young girls venture out to meet at a small park, whispering beneath the pine trees festooned with white paper death notices hung where friends might see them...
...women did not have enough to fight about in the bedroom, they will soon be able to squabble over who should wear the condom. Last week the Food and Drug Administration announced that it was preparing to approve a female condom -- a plastic pouch that lines the inside of the vagina. Named Reality by its U.S. manufacturer, Wisconsin Pharmacal, the product is similar to male condoms in that it is designed to prevent both pregnancy and the spread of AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases...
...should be noted that the lack of voices calling for the administration to simply disinvite Powell and not have an outside guest speak at Commencement demonstrates how unthinkable it would be for an institution as illustrious as Harvard to compromise something as sacred as a tradition for something as plastic as a principle. At the Undergraduate Council meeting of April 25, President Rudenstine also rejected the idea of publicly reaffirming the University's position at Commencement, arguing that that would be discourteous to General Powell. Never mind the lavish courtesy of being given an Honorary Degree at a special ceremony...
...back room in her gas mask, Ruth Riddle was clutching her Bible when she felt the heat rising around her. She worried that her yellow plastic sandals might melt, so she changed into running shoes and looked for a way out. She jumped down from a hole punched in the wall and stumbled forward, smoke coming out of her clothes. An agent spotted her, climbed out of his armored vehicle and ran to her, disappearing into a black plume. By the time he reached her, she was trying to get back inside with her friends and struggled to fight...
...That's correct," said the woman. "They were in brown paper bags, sometimes with a plastic bag inside...