Kuwait gives green light for more U.S. troops
WASHINGTON - Kuwait agreed yesterday to permit the United States to deploy 3,000 more troops on its soil, but the White House put that plan and possible additional U.S. air attacks against Iraq on hold so officials here can determine whether Baghdad is retrenching as Washington has demanded.
Report says U.S. failed to protect troops in Mideast
WASHINGTON - A government report on the June bombing of a U.S. military housing complex in Saudi Arabia released yesterday faulted the Defense Department's entire command structure for paying insufficient attention to terrorist threats and failing to do enough to protect U.S. forces in the Middle East.
NWROC is protesting again at City Hall
Refusing to pay a hefty fine and threatening a law suit, about 30 members of the National Women's Rights Organizing Coalition lifted signs and voices at city hall last night.
Waitlist 101: A class on getting in
Ideally, University class schedules are just a phone call away.
But throwing in confusing waitlists, computer malfunctions and constant checks for open classes, students may find the process a bit daunting.
Student's mural blends art, science
The creative and scientific worlds have finally collided in a hallway on the fourth floor of East Hall.
Early election returns show Muslim and Serb vying for Bosnia's top post
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) - Early election returns yesterday showed the leader of the Bosnian Muslims and a Serb nationalist vying to head a three-member presidency that aims to hold Bosnia together.
Parks pit Clinton against allies
An administration proposal that could be taken up by Congress within days would allow corporate "sponsorship" of national parks in exchange for private-sector contributions to help make up for shortfalls in federal spending on the parks.
The proposal is one of several affecting the environment that is being discussed in congressional corridors as GOP leaders, uncertain whether they will be in as strong a position in January, seek action on legislation that has been bottled up for nearly two years.
Journalism fellows enhance, share knowledge
In its 24th year, the University's Journalism Fellows program is bringing a new class of talented professional journalists to campus.
The fellows program, a Rackham initiative, "is designed to give mid-career professional journalists a year of individualized study and research," said Robin Stevenson, program coordinator.
23 'U' Fulbright scholars to learn in foreign lands
When Senator J. William Fulbright initiated the Fulbright Scholar Program 50 years ago, it was designed to "increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries."
College Dems recruit new activists, host politicians
Everything from family tradition to fear of Newt Gingrich brought more than 100 young Democrats to the College Democrats' mass meeting on campus last night.
Ford, UAW broker new contract
Terms of the agreement were not announced. The deal came after three months of negotiations and a final 53-hour weekend of talks. It was announced 42 hours after the current three-year pact expired at midnight Saturday.
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Caucasians more resistant to HIV infection, study says
Based on a study of more than 1,900 American men and women who have been in AIDS-related studies for more than a decade and who have been exposed to the human immunodeficiency virus repeatedly without becoming infected or who are HIV-positive but after years of infection haven't progressed to AIDS, O'Brien made another finding: There is a state of partial genetic protection that slows the course of illness.
Minors used in federal anti-smoking sting operations
The government says its new rule did generate a healthy dose of responses from citizens about the physical and psychological safety of undercover children and their ability to understand legal issues like entrapment.
Election politics endangers bill
WASHINGTON - Despite broad bipartisan support for a crackdown on illegal immigration, legislation before Congress to do just that has become so ensnarled in election-year politics that its prospects for passage are in doubt.
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