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Article: Bosnia, North Korea, Russia problems nothing news, White House aides say. (Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
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- December 18, 1994
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WASHINGTON _ President Clinton hoped to concentrate on tax cuts and Christmas this week, but suddenly he's got three foreign-policy hot spots erupting, not to mention the weekend shooting at the White House.
North Korea's shootdown of a U.S. helicopter is the most dangerous _ and delicate _ development, but Jimmy Carter's freelance diplomacy in Bosnia and Russia's invasion of its rebellious province of Chechnya aren't exactly business as usual, either.
Nevertheless, the sudden arrival of fresh foreign-policy challenges does not mean the United States is necessarily facing imminent crises abroad, White House aides insist.
Bosnia, North Korea and even Russia are ...