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...ultimate outcome and contest for the right to lead the way there. In Russia today both camps seek a zero-sum victory, with no consensus about or commitment to the new rules of the game in the wake of the ancient regime's collapse. Everything is at stake here, the entire political, economic and societal makeup of the nation...
Gradually the hostility turns to neutrality and then to respect--but not support. Too much is at stake, explain several people as they exit. "We can't waste our votes and help the Communists," says one. "We'll have to go with Yeltsin...
Policies, not personalities, will remain at the heart of our relationship with Russia. We have a shared interest in improving the security of nuclear arsenals and reactors, implementing arms-control agreements and preventing nuclear proliferation. We have a clear stake in working with Russia for peace in the former Yugoslavia. Together, we should continue to protect the environment and fight organized crime and terrorism...
...digital board, has jumped 10 points, to around 28.50--about equal to the quote for the Communist candidate, Gennadi Zyuganov. These speculators may care more about making a profit than about who wins and what it would mean for Russian democracy, but they at least have some stake in the outcome. Not all their countrymen feel that...
Harvard does have a stake in telescopes operated by the Smithsonian Institution, but Kirshner and Latham say that these telescopes do not provide enough opportunity for research, in quantity or in quality...