Albright’s brooch signals diplomacy under pressure
Madeleine Albright, U.N. Security Council president, negotiates Iraq sanctions and peace talks with Tariq Aziz as she balances firmness with charm. Her jewelry, language skills, and blunt style define a hard edged diplomacy from the United Nations to the Middle East, Iran outreach, and threats of force.
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Somalia
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Sandy Berger
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Wye River Conference Center
U.S. equipment disrupts phones in some places
U.S. military systems abroad disrupt emergency services and telecoms in several nations. Defense Week cites a Defense Department inspector general report noting 89 radio conflicts across Europe Asia and the Pacific, hindering Patriot and Predator tech and provoking host-nation pushback and bans.
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Japan
South Korea
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Republican attacks Clinton on education
In a weekly Republican radio address Senator Dan Coats charged that President Clinton expanded government spending without real reforms to education. He cited failing safety and test scores, ill-prepared teachers and illiteracy while praising GOP measures on Head Start and trade schools amid a high-stakes campaign as Democrats and Republicans claim credit for higher education spending.
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