Bush signals Gulf crisis talks with Baker envoy push
The article describes President Bush offering talks and a high level Baker mission to the Gulf, aiming to break deadlock and shape public support. Iraqi reaction stresses negotiations without preconditions and wary optimism. Congressional figures, including Kennedy and Gephardt, back diplomacy while demanding sanctions timelines. Bush defends not rushing to war, pledging force if needed and insisting on clear aims and a decisive outcome.
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Baker
Bush
Saddam
United States
Capitol Hill
Security Council
Judith Kipper
Brookings Institution
Vietnam
Gulf
Paris
Abdul Razzak Hashimi
British Broadcasting Corp
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Richard Gephardt
D-Mo
U.N
Gephardt
Kennedy
Congress
Iowa Senators Back Extending Sanctions Time on Iraq
Iowa senators endorsed delaying military action to resolve the Gulf crisis, urging continued use of economic and diplomatic pressure. Grassley supported not rushing Congress into war and favored longer embargo patience, while Harkin urged restraint and questioned unilateral U.N. war authority, favoring sanctions that could last a year.
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Gazette
Associated Press
Iowa
Iraq
Persian Gulf
Charles Grassley
Saddam Hussein
Bush
James Baker
Baghdad
Saddam
Kuwait
U.N. Security Council
Gulf
Tom Harkin
Harkin
U.N
United States
Congress
Ate Armed Services Committee
Grassley
Middle East
National Guard recruitment in Iowa falls this fall
National Guard enlistment in Iowa drops 25 to 30 percent this autumn as parents and youths fear Desert Shield. Sgt Major Robert Clasen cites reduced summer prospecting and normal seasonal trends. About 600 guardsmen already on active duty with units deployed to Saudi Arabia, Kansas training, Fort McCoy, and Camp Lejeune.
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DES Moines
Army National Guard
Robert Clasen
Guard
Clasen
Iowa
Mason City
Saudi Arabia
Kansas
Fort McCoy
Wis
Waterloo
Camp Lejeune
N.C
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Center Pt. Rd
National Guard
Doug Kelly