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Stemming a new tide of boat people could be accomplished without an incursion. The refugees could be coldly repelled, as they are now, or the poverty mostly responsible for driving them out could be mitigated by lifting the ineffective economic embargo...
...that President Clinton has a lackluster record on foreign policy is being generous. He might begin to stem the tide of diplomatic mis-steps by recruiting a new team and learning to play hard-ball...
Although the Crimson rebounded immediately after the goal with a penalty corner, it could not completely turn the tide and New Hampshire scored another quick goal before the half ended...
...trade routes in Texas, small border towns are preparing to shed their sleepy roots, and they are getting in position for the new NAFTA era. Laredo is already a service hub, hosting scores of freight forwarders, customs brokers and other outfits that move cargo from country to country. The tide of commerce that passes through Texas starts much farther north, and so far this year it includes more than 20,000 American-made cars and trucks -- up from fewer than 4,000 last year. From January to June, U.S. exports to Mexico rose 17%, to $24.5 billion, and Mexico...
...three days the weather achieved what Clinton could not, stemming the tide of rafters. On the beach at Guanabo, east of Havana, Saturday night's forecast is for 15-ft. waves and more rain. The balseros along the shore use their time to work on their rafts, dream, complain. Jorge Luis, 36, introduces his raft's crew. "Just because we're discontented, we're considered antisocial," he says. "But in fact we're all professionals. Cuba is like a prison these days. You work one month to eat one day. You . . . " And then he pauses and smiles, surveying one raft...