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...aside from the legal dangers such an escape attempt would pose, Okhotin says there is a “moral side” to his insistence on staying in Moscow and facing his charges...
...this turf needs to make - and remake - its case. There is nothing wrong with trying to make the world a better place, ameliorate suffering or overthrow tyranny. But if you are going to spend American blood and treasure to do all that in places that do not appear to pose a direct threat to the U.S., you had better be prepared to explain what you are doing and why. Successive Administrations during the Vietnam War were unable to do that. So, for the most part, were Albright and Clinton. Unless George W. Bush is extremely lucky over the next...
...because U.S. inaction could make him look bad during his trip to the continent this week. Still Waiting U.S. Unemployment in June was reported to have jumped to 6.4%, up from 6.1% in May, bringing to 2 million the total job losses since Bush became President. The news could pose a problem for him in the 2004 election; if things don't improve, he could be the first President since Herbert Hoover in 1932 to record a drop in the number of working Americans during his whole term...
That said, there were two Peeping Tom--type incidents during the A.A.N.R. camp at Lake Como. One adult nudist leered at the kids as they swam in the pool; another allegedly asked two girls to pose suggestively for photos. Both men were ejected. A.A.N.R. officials say the first man was placed on its do-not-admit list, which goes to all member clubs. The other man was reported by the girls to camp authorities, who confiscated his film. It turned out he had not taken inappropriate photos, according to Susan Weaver, A.A.N.R. p.r. chairwoman. "These incidents are always acted upon...
Still, there's no denying that a sharp rise in rates would pose problems for the housing market, as would continued job cutting in an economy that is failing to pick up steam or, possibly, a deeper scandal at embattled mortgage firm Freddie Mac. Here are three ways to prepare for a bust...