The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) back issues from January 2001:
EXCITING TIME FOR HISTORY IN HUB
Jan 01, 2001; ... THIS WEEK MORE THAN 4,000 HISTORIANS WILL CONVERGE ON BOSTON FORTHE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION. THESESCHOLARS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY WILL TAKE SPECIAL NOTE OF OUR MANYHISTORICAL SITES. BUT THEY WILL ALSO HAVE A CHANCE TO SEE SOMETHINGELSE.Exciting things ...
THE PERILS AHEAD FOR US SECURITY
Jan 01, 2001; ... THE NEW YEAR WILL SHORTLY SEE A NEW NATIONAL SECURITY TEAM TAKINGITS PLACE IN WASHINGTON ASSUMING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE WELL-BEING OFTHE REPUBLIC. THEY WILL HAVE THE ADVANTAGE OF A CRYSTAL BALLBEQUEATHED TO THEM IN THE FORM OF A REPORT BY THE NATIONALINTELLIGENCE COUNCIL, WHICH IS ...
ASK THE GLOBE
Jan 01, 2001 ... Q. I have an old photograph of Bug Light, taken during the early1900s by my grandfather. What is the history of the lighthouse? A.D., Attleboro A. The Narrows Light, known as Bug Light, was built in 1856 on theend of Great Brewster Spit at the entrance to the Boston ...
ASK THE GLOBE
Jan 01, 2001 ... Q. What is Brett Butler doing these days? I used to have the samecancer he was diagnosed with. G.H., Worcester A. Butler, 43, suffered through the worst season of hisprofessional baseball career in 1996, when he underwent an operationto remove a cancerous tumor (squamous cell ...
SALMON GROWING PAINS
Jan 01, 2001; ... The future of New England's aquaculture industry just might hingeon whether Des Fitzgerald can afford to grow a salmon in Maine. Fitzgerald runs one of the nation's largest fish farms, usingoffshore pens to grow plump salmon that wind up on many Bostonians'dinner plates. Salmon ...
RESOLUTIONS
Jan 01, 2001 ... Here are New Year's resolutions of some second-graders at WaltonSchool in Wakefield. I resolve: To call up my Uncle John every day because his wife died and Ifeel sorry for him. So I will call him from now on. HOLLY GUARINO To help my mom by making my bed in the ...
AN OLD SOLDIER FADING AWAY
Jan 01, 2001; ... Maybe it's a sign that respect is eroding for the presidency,because George Washington has been mugged again atop his equestrianperch in the Boston Public Garden. Not only has the father of our country lost his sword to midnightpilferers for the umpteenth time, but also the Public ...
THE OBESITY EPIDEMIC
Jan 01, 2001 ... THE BEST EVIDENCE of the need for more research about theepidemic of obesity is its rapid growth: In 1991 one of eightAmericans was obese, and now the figure is one in five. All theresolutions of individuals and the efforts of weight-loss firms andthe health-care industry are failing to ...
AND NOW THE GOOD NEWS
Jan 01, 2001 ... THE FIRST YEAR of the new millennium - or the last of the old,depending on who's counting - ended on a discordant note, withpolitical strife in Washington and tragic violence in Wakefield. Inthe midst of that anguish, the quiet victories of the past yearshould not be overlooked ....
LET'S HEAR IT FOR STRONG OPINIONS
Jan 01, 2001 ... IN THEIR LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ON DEC. 21, TWO READERS COMPLAINEDOF THE GLOBE'S BIAS IN ITS EDITORIALS CONCERNING THE ELECTION,CLAIMING IT TO BE "ONE-SIDED" OR "LACKING BALANCE."That's funny,I had always assumed that the purpose of the editorial pages was topresent an opinion, and as ...
HISTORY TAUGHT US TO SEPARATE CHURCH AND STATE
Jan 01, 2001 ... ADDRESSING THE CRECHE ON LEXINGTON GREEN, PETER C. EVERETT WROTE(LETTER, DEC. 23) THAT MEN DIED THERE IN 1775 "FOR THE AMERICANVISION OF RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE AND SELF-GOVERNMENT."Self-government was indeed the issue, but religious tolerance was notvalued by Lexington or Massachusetts ...
FAULT POOR PLANNING, NOT DENSITY
Jan 01, 2001 ... URBAN DENSITY IS A DIFFICULT CONCEPT TO GRASP: BOSTON'S BACK BAYIS VERY DENSE (27,713 INHABITANTS ON 677 ACRES, A DENSITY OF 44PERSONS PER ACRE), WHILE DORCHESTER OR ALLSTON-BRIGHTON ARE MUCH LESSDENSE (22 AND 24 PERSONS PER ACRE).Back Bay's density iscomparable to that of any ...
LEARNING FROM WEN HO LEE CASE
Jan 01, 2001 ... GIVEN THE WILD RIDE THAT THE NEWS MEDIA, THE FEDERAL COURTS, ANDDR. WEN HO LEE WERE GIVEN WITHIN THE PAST TWO YEARS BY THE FBI ANDTHE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, RESULTING IN MEA CULPAS ALL AROUND (SOMEOFFERED WITH GREAT RELUCTANCE), IT IS DISHEARTENING TO SEE THAT THEPERSECUTION OF THE ...
MISINFORMATION ON WASTE-TO-ENERGY
Jan 01, 2001 ... YOUR EDITORIAL CONCERNING THE COMMONWEALTH'S SOLID WASTE PLAN("TRASHING PROGRESS," DEC. 18) SEEMED BENT ON REPEATING AS FACTINACCURATE PERCEPTIONS ABOUT WASTE-TO-ENERGY. WASTE-TO-ENERGYFACILITIES OF TODAY BEAR NO COMPARISON TO THE INCINERATORS OF LONGAGO. THIS TECHNOLOGY REPRESENTS ONE ...
DENEUVE REDEEMS FARCICAL `MOTHER'
Jan 01, 2001; ... Who would have thought, nearly four decades after moviegoers firstglimpsed Catherine Deneuve on the big screen in "The Umbrellas ofCherbourg," that in the new millennium she'd still be wowingaudiences? In the last year, the French actress's performances in"Time Regained," "Place ...
A RACING NOIR THRILLER FROM THE MEAN STREETS
Jan 01, 2001; ... "The Dying Ground" teems with the tinny bravado of young men tooeager to prove themselves. Nichelle D. Tramble sets her impressive debut novel in Oakland in1989, where manhood is measured in caliber, violence is as routine asa sunrise, and a deadly new street drug transforms prom ...
NAMES & FACES
Jan 01, 2001; ... The year 2001 has finally arrived. It's time to review your goals,revise your dreams. Will you lose 10 pounds this year? Spend moretime with friends and family? Here's what some Bostonians areresolving: Kate Burton, who is starring in the Huntington Theatre Company'sproduction ...
ENERGY PROPELS `NOWHERE TO HIDE'
Jan 01, 2001; ... Energy outruns stylized irony and a heavy dose of MTV sensibilityin "Nowhere to Hide," Lee Myung-Se's Korean police chase movie. Ithas enough of a charge on it to break out globally. Not quite as hipas it seems to think it is, it nevertheless is involvinglypropulsive. It's driven by Park ...
HOLLY BALL IS ENJOYABLE DUTY FOR CADETS
Jan 01, 2001; ... Crisp military uniforms, slinky long formal gowns and fresh youngfaces combine to make the annual All Academies Holly Ball a festiveholiday occasion. Every year, during the week between Christmas andNew Year's Day, parents associations of all four US militaryacademies host these formal ...
2001... IT'S HERE MISSION IMPROBABLE? STANLEY KUBRICK'S TAKE ON THE NEW MILLENNIUM WASN'T AS FAR OFF AS IT SEEMED
Jan 01, 2001; ... When Rock Hudson saw the Los Angeles premiere of the movie "2001:A Space Odyssey" in 1968, he allegedly complained, "Can someone tellme what the hell this is all about?" As 2001 finally dawns - in real life, as opposed to reel life -many of us are still asking the same question ....
SOMETHING IS GETTING LOST IN TRANSITION DEFENSEMEN MUST TAKE PROPER STEPS
Jan 01, 2001; ... BUFFALO - They are getting better, not in fits and starts but inlarge measure. The Bruins who take the ice today against the Sabresnow have presence around the net, more order in their defensive zone,and the not-to-be-underestimated value of having No. 1 goalie ByronDafoe almost nightly ...
SECRET TO SEMINOLES' SUCCESS
Jan 01, 2001; ... One of the secrets to Florida State's phenomenal success - 13straight seasons of top 4 finishes - has been the continuity of coachBobby Bowden's staff, from Jeff Bowden (wide receivers, seventhseason) to assistant head coach Jim Gladden (26 seasons). But in the past two years, ...
CELTICS' BLOUNT MAY GET BIG CHANCE AT CENTER
Jan 01, 2001; ... All summer, Celtics coach Rick Pitino was touting the addition ofMark Blount. During the summer league games at UMass-Boston, Pitinosaid he finally had found a big man who was going to surprise a lotof people. Blount now may get his chance. The ankle injury suffered Saturday ...
ROCKETS' OLAJUWON TO REST SORE KNEE
Jan 01, 2001 ... NAMESHOUSTON ROCKETS CENTER HAKEEM OLAJUWON WILL REST FOR ATLEAST A COUPLE OF DAYS BECAUSE OF A CYST ON HIS RIGHT KNEE. THE 37-YEAR-OLD OLAJUWON HAS HAD SWELLING IN THE KNEE SINCE FALLING HARD INA GAME AGAINST THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS DEC. 21. AN MRI OVER THEWEEKEND REVEALED NO ...
COMBINATION WAS A LOCK DEFENSES LET HOME TEAMS CLICK
Jan 01, 2001; ... This combination was unbeatable on wild-card weekend in the NFL:Having home field, and the better defense. There was no place like home on the holiday weekend when, in everywin, the home team's D outmuscled and beat up the team it was facing. It was the same from the first game ...
A CONTROL EXPERIMENT IN ORANGE BOWL WEINKE, HEUPEL BIG FACTORS AT QB
Jan 01, 2001; ... MIAMI - The comparisons between Chris Weinke and Josh Heupel areinevitable. Both are quarterbacks. Both are team leaders. Theyfinished No. 1 and No. 2 in the Heisman Trophy balloting. Both areinvaluable to their teams' success. Both are chasing a nationalchampionship that will be decided ...
BALTIMORE HAS PEOPLE RAVIN'
Jan 01, 2001; ... BALTIMORE - Shannon Sharpe has too many old friends on the Broncosto gloat. So when the Ravens' irrepressible tight end emerged to talkabout Immaculate Reception II - yes, this was a blessed touchdown -Sharpe humbly chose to talk about the role his brother, former NFLwide receiver ...
OBSERVATIONS, TO BEGIN WITH
Jan 01, 2001; ... Emptying Out the Desk Drawer of the Sports Mind at the Start ofAnother New Year: Incontrovertible evidence that this is not your dad's, grandad's,Uncle Al's, or D. Leo Monahan's NHL: The Montreal Canadiens have agoalkeeper named Jose. One of my big goals for 2001 is to be ...
STUDY: NET USE IS MORE SOCIAL THAN COMMERCIAL E-MAIL MORE POPULAR THAN GIFT-BUYING
Jan 01, 2001; ... In an intriguing look at Internet use during the holidays, anationwide survey released yesterday finds that Hispanics were morelikely to send e-greeting cards, blacks to research religious andholiday traditions, and women to buy gifts online. But e-retailers who are worried about ...
SUPER SCREENING
Jan 01, 2001; ... BIOINFORMATICSIn a race to develop the next generation ofdrugs, companies are deploying a combination of robotic systems,computers, and software, a process known as high-throughputscreening. Current screening systems enable pharmaceutical companies to test5,000 to 10,000 ...
FACING THE FACT THAT THE GOLDEN DAYS ARE OVER
Jan 01, 2001; ... There are plenty of reasons for venture investors to be hopefulabout the new year. It will be a relief to think of the dot-com chaos and stock-market meltdown as bad memories from "last year." It's a chance toput away investment losses and start the new calendar. And thereshould ...
HALFTIME IT LOOKED LIKE THE UPSTART TECH SECTOR WOULD RUN AWAY WITH THE GAME, BUT THE TRADITIONAL POWERS OF BUSINESS HAVE CREPT BACK INTO THE BIGGEST CONTEST OF THE NEXT CENTURY.
Jan 01, 2001; ... A year ago, if you can stand a metaphor that seems unavoidable onthis day of football mania, many people wanted to believe theInternet Bowl was in the fourth quarter of a 73-3 rout by the Dot-Com Cowboys.Today, it has become clearer that we have onlyslogged maybe halfway through the ...
FOR THE RECORD
Jan 01, 2001 ... NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS: THE GLOBE WILL FOLLOW ITS WEEKEND/HOLIDAYSCHEDULE TODAY, NEW YEAR'S DAY, WITH DELIVERY TO MOST AREAS BY ...
CLINTON BACKS TREATY FOR JUSTICE TRIBUNAL HELMS TO FIGHT WAR-CRIMES PACT
Jan 01, 2001; ... NEW YORK - In what human rights advocates hailed as a "historicstep forward for global justice," President Clinton yesterdayauthorized the United States to sign a treaty creating the firstpermanent international criminal court to hold the world's tyrantsaccountable for genocide and other ...
CUSTOM SEEN AND HERD URBAN COWBOYS DISPLAY DYING ART OF DRIVING CATTLE
Jan 01, 2001; ... FORT WORTH - Trail boss Charlie Jones looks like his 1890scounterpart: boots, jeans, Western hat. He even oversees a herd oflonghorn steers and the drovers who look after them. But the similarity ends there. This 2001 version of a cowboyspends more time pushing a pencil than ...
DEATHS SPUR REVENGE CALLS IN MIDEAST JEWISH RADICAL, FATAH LEADER SLAIN; SPREAD OF VIOLENCE FEARED
Jan 01, 2001; ... JERUSALEM - The son of the vehemently anti-Palestinian rabbi MeirKahane was killed yesterday in an apparent ambush. Hours later asenior member of Yasser Arafat's Fatah faction was shot to death. Mourners on opposite sides of the Israeli-Palestinian divideissued hoarse cries for ...
PART-TIME FACULTY BAND TOGETHER ADJUNCTS IN CITY SEEK BETTER PAY
Jan 01, 2001; ... With tens of thousands of dollars of debt, Larry Kaye is on theverge of declaring bankruptcy. Counting pennies and worrying whether she'll have work in a fewmonths is just a part of life for Barbara Gottfried. And, even if occasionally he hits up his family for extra ...
DRIVER INJURED IN 1-CAR CRASH
Jan 01, 2001 ... A single-car accident left the driver of the car seriously injuredlast night on Interstate 495 in Boxborough. The vehicle slid off thehighway about 9:15 ...
MAN'S BODY FOUND NEAR DUMPSTER
Jan 01, 2001 ... The body of a man was found behind a dumpster on CommonwealthAvenue near Brookline Avenue in Boston yesterday ....
MANY BLACKS END YEAR IN CHURCH HOLIDAY SERVICES HAVE RICH HISTORY
Jan 01, 2001; ... At 5 p.m. on New Year's Eve, Nathaniel Payne knew exactly where hewould be and what he would be doing at the stroke of midnight. Unlikemany Americans, his plans had nothing to do with champagne, confetti,or Auld Lang Syne. "I'll be on my knees praying," Payne said. "After ...
DIG IT? THOUSANDS TOUR THE $14B PROJECT
Jan 01, 2001; ... They're paying for it, they deserved a close-up look, andyesterday they got it. On the last day of 2000, after nine years of Big Dig construction,thousands of taxpayers, from Massachusetts and elsewhere, took awalking tour of the largest highway construction project in ...
HAVEN FOR FAMILIES LOOKS TO HEAL ITSELF CHURCH PASTOR SEES HOPE IN CHILDREN
Jan 01, 2001; ... WAKEFIELD - Since last week's shootings at the Harvard Millsbuilding on Albion Street, the Parish of St. Joseph across the streethas served as an impromptu sanctuary, a place where the Rev. MichaelL. Steele has overseen several lifetimes of grief in a short week'stime. But ...
ASK THE GLOBE
Jan 01, 2001 ... Q. Is it true that the popular television life-stylist MarthaStewart has a terrible temper? G.R., Robinson, Conn. A. Apparently. In 1997, Ms. Stewart allegedly pinned herneighbor's landscape gardener against the fence with her automobilein East Hampton, N.Y., because she ...
FOR SOME, PARTYING COMES A YEAR LATE FIRST NIGHT MARKS ITS 25TH WITH CAKE, FIREWORKS, PARADE
Jan 01, 2001; ... The feast of the millennium finally arrived for 52-year-old PeterJudge, who spent New Year's Eve in 1999 in a bunker in Framingham.Instead of toiling to ward off Y2K computer glitches, last night hecelebrated in style with lobsters and champagne and a kiss instead ofa call at midnight to ...
FRED HERSEY, 91; SHIPYARD ENGINEER
Jan 01, 2001 ... Fred H. Hersey of Quincy, a retired design engineer for the Quincyshipyard, died Saturday. He was 91. Born in Newton, Mr. Hersey attended Quincy schools and graduatedfrom Northeastern University in 1932. A resident of Quincy for most of his life, he was a member of ...
WHAT'S CLOSED AND OPEN ON NEW YEAR'S DAY
Jan 01, 2001 ... Retail stores: Open at owner's discretion. Liquor stores, supermarkets, convenience stores: Open. Taverns, bars: Open. Banks: May be open; most closed. Stock market: Closed. State and municipal offices, schools, libraries: Closed. Mail: Post offices ...
MURDERS IN HUB SHOW UPTICK YEAR'S TALLY IS 37, UP FROM 31 IN '99
Jan 01, 2001; ... After years of steady decline, the number of murders in Bostonrose in 2000. But after an alarmingly violent first six months, cityand community leaders were grateful for a finish that wasconsiderably calmer. The final tally was 37 - up from 31 last year. But that grim newswas ...
WEB RETAILERS PUSHING FOR MANY HAPPY RETURNS
Jan 01, 2001; ... The bad news is that your mother-in-law discovered the Internet.Whipping out her credit cards, she cheerily had delivered to you Chersing-a-long tapes, patterned sweaters, plaid stretch pants, and othergifts that brought a touch of terror to Christmas. Here's the good news: ...
ROBBERY
Jan 01, 2001 ... Police displaying merchandise recovered after Brian Howell, 30, ofCharlestown, was arrested ...
RINGING OUT 2000 WITH THANKS, ADVICE, COMPLAINTS
Jan 01, 2001; ... Hey, thank you all for making the last year of the millennium sucha great Starts & Stops year. And we forgive those who wrote nastynotes because we didn't get around to your question. By the way, if you're taking a MBTA bus, get on one driven by oneof these people: Francis E ....
COMMUNITIES BEGIN TO SHOVEL OUT
Jan 01, 2001; ... Sunlight washed over a fresh New England snowscape yesterday asthe northeaster that paralyzed the region moved out to sea, allowingcommunities north and west of Boston a chance to dig out in time forthe New Year. Although the storm largely bypassed Boston, its high winds ...
SUSPECT'S MOVES ARE EXAMINED
Jan 01, 2001; ... As cleaning crews worked to restore the offices of EdgewaterTechnology Inc. in Wakefield from a crime scene to a workplace latelast week, investigators analyzed the company's access-card securitysystem to track the moves of suspect Michael M. McDermott before heallegedly gunned down ...
GERARD MICHAEL, 38 PRESIDENT AND COFOUNDER, SMARTLEAF INC., CAMBRIDGE-BASED ONLINE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT COMPANY
Jan 01, 2001 ... OWNING STOCKS DIRECTLYMany individuals own mutual funds. Youcan do better owning the stocks directly, but only if yourportfolio's managed correctly. Managed correctly means payingattention to risk factors and expenses and taxes. We are registeredinvestment advisers, but our ...
EDWARD HANIFY; CIVIC LEADER, LAWYER FOR KENNEDY; AT 88
Jan 01, 2001; ... Edward B. Hanify of Belmont, a civic leader and a retired seniorpartner in the law firm of Ropes & Gray, died yesterday at St.Elizabeth's Hospital. He was 88. A man of seemingly boundless energy and good will, he had servedas president, trustee or director of numerous judicial, ...
A QUIET REMINDER: WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER
Jan 02, 2001; ... SO THE CALENDAR ROLLS ON. IF THE PASSAGE OF TIME IS THE ONLYCERTAIN THING, WHY ARE YOU SURPRISED AGAIN TO FIND THAT YET ANOTHERYEAR HAS TURNED, AND WITH IT - NOW FOR SURE - ANOTHER MILLENNIUM. In prospect more than a year ago, the coming of the 21st centuryseemed impossible to imagine ....
IT'S STILL THE ECONOMY
Jan 02, 2001 ... A GREAT CHALLENGE facing George W. Bush this year will be to avoidusing the nation's economic difficulties to advance his tax andenergy policies. The president-elect's best course is to allow AlanGreenspan of the Federal Reserve to manage the return to strongeconomic growth and resort ...
NEW GLOBAL CHALLENGES
Jan 02, 2001 ... Statesmen are perpetually fighting the last war - a foreignpolicy syndrome that will no doubt soon become apparent to incomingPresident George W. Bush. What seemed illogical a decade ago has since turned into the mostcommon of platitudes: that Americans have more to fear from ...
SCHOOLS, HOMES, AND HEALTH
Jan 02, 2001 ... HOPE FOR 2001 must be balanced by realism in local communitiesthat can no longer expect double-digit annual growth in state aid.The recent approval of a $1.2 billion cut in the income tax, anincrease in health care costs, and a slowing economy loom large inthe new year. The will ...
A NAME CHANGE
Jan 02, 2001 ... WITH THE RECENT ANNOUNCEMENT THAT MCAS TESTS OF ONE KIND ORANOTHER WILL BE GIVEN THIS SPRING TO ALL GRADES FROM 3 THROUGH 10, ...
A MISCOUNT BY CENSUS BUREAU
Jan 02, 2001 ... I HOPE THE CENSUS BUREAU WAS MORE ACCURATE IN COUNTING OURPOPULATION THAN ITS OFFICIALS QUOTED BY CINDY RODRIGUEZ ("SUN BELTGAINS SEEN IN 2000 CENSUS DATA," PAGE A1, DEC. 28). CENSUS OFFICIALSSAID OF THE PRINTED FORMS MAILED TO US HOUSEHOLDS: ...
PALESTINIANS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTINUING STRIFE
Jan 02, 2001 ... H.D.S. GREENWAY'S COLUMN "ISRAEL MUST RESPECT THE PALESTINIANS"(OP ED, DEC. 25) IS ASKEW. HE TAKES PRIVATE ARGUMENTS FROM ISRAELIGENERALS ADVOCATING GREATER FORCE TO PRESERVE THE GOVERNMENT'SBARGAINING POWER, THOUGH ISRAEL'S OFFICIAL ACTIONS REMAIN UNCHANGED.AT THE SAME TIME, PALESTINIAN ...
ACTION TO DROP MCAS TESTS WOULD SHORTCHANGE STUDENTS
Jan 02, 2001 ... I AM DISTURBED TO HEAR THAT THE LEGISLATURE IS CONSIDERINGCHANGING THE MCAS REQUIREMENTS.I have a stake in educationalreform. I teach mainly students from our public schools who enter myclasses at UMass-Dartmouth. While bright enough, most of thesestudents are nevertheless profoundly ...
THE PLIGHT OF PART-TIMERS
Jan 02, 2001 ... YOUR ARTICLE ON DAY LABOR ("A day at a time, and no stock plan,"Page C1, Dec. 26) brings to mind one worker's response to PresidentClinton's boasts about the number of jobs his administration hadhelped create: "Yes, I know, I've got three of them. Nationwide, thenumber of people without ...
EDITORIAL MISREPRESENTED JAPAN'S STAND ON FORCED LABOR IN BURMA
Jan 02, 2001 ... YOUR EDITORIAL REFERRING TO THE INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION'SDELIBERATIONS ON FORCED LABOR IN MYANMAR ("PENALIZING BURMA," NOV.19) SAID THAT "CERTAIN COUNTRIES, ANXIOUS TO PROTECT THEIR OWN RIGHTTO ABUSE THEIR PEOPLES OR TO INVEST ANYWHERE, SOUGHT TO DELAY ANYDEFINITIVE ACTION BY ...
IT'S WRONG TO SPURN ASIA'S NEW MUSLIM STATES
Jan 02, 2001; ... AS THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION RESTRUCTURES GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTSAND MAKES NEW PERSONNEL APPOINTMENTS, IT SHOULD BEAR IN MIND THATTHE US GOVERNMENT HAS SENT MIXED SIGNALS TO THE STATES THAT EMERGEDFROM THE SOVIET UNION REGARDING THEIR INDEPENDENCE. In all itspublic declarations, ...