lassy eyes, says Ms. Lyukshina, a World War II combat veteran. I have never before in my life been afraid of anyone wearing a Russian uniform, but I am now.Russia has been plunged into an unexpected political crisis by a rising tide of protests, staged mainly by elderly pensioners, over market reforms that transferred many inkind welfare benefits into cash payments on Jan. 1. Many of Russia's 40 million pensioners and disabled people complain that the compensation does not cover the loss of transport, housing utilities, subsidized medicines, and other privileges. But Kremlin efforts to defuse the situation, by putting more money on the table and restoring some benefits, appear to have had little effect.Experts worry that the mood of discontent could soon spread to other social groups. We can expect a real wave of demonstrations in February, as the impact of the reforms sinks in, says Mikhail Delyagin, director of the left leaning Institute of Globalization Studies in Moscow. This is not just about money. People w
Ugg Bailey Button Boots 5803 The president hasn't thought through the consequences of NATO airstrikes nor established an exit strategy for US peacekeepers, should they ever be sent in. The Senate plans a daylong debate on Kosovo today.On the domestic front, reforming Social Security and Medicare are long shots, many now believe. About the only area where Republicans agree with the president is setting aside at least 62 percent of future budget surpluses for fixing the retirement system.On Medicare, many in Washington are puzzled by the president's failure to support the plan of his appointee to a bipartisan commission examining the healthcare program, Sen. John Breaux (D) of Louisiana.The senator, cochair of the commission, had proposed government subsidies for insurance premiums that could either be used for traditional Medicare or for private health plans. The commission last week failed to approve Mr. Breaux's plan by one vote. Instead, the White House now says it will introduce its own Medicare reform plan, which will include coverage fo
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Moncler Canada nd in kind. Fortyone years after their last postseason appearance, the Indians of 1995 won 100 games in a strikeshortened season and clinched their division title almost a month before the playoffs. Tonight the team is in Boston, needing just one more victory over the Red Sox to win the bestoffive firstround playoff series.With a new stadium and a new attitude toward baseball from the front office, Indians fans those wearing wing tips and sport coats as well as those wearing high tops and sweatshirts have come out in record numbers. Enthusiasm and attendance reached a new peak Wednesday when the Indians played the Red Sox in Game 2 of the division series. More than 44,000 watched Cleveland defeat Boston 40 less than 24 hours after the Indians took Game 1 by a score of 54 in a 13inning seesaw battle.Fans have come from record distances to root for the Tribe. Matthew Tontrup, a college student at the University of Dayton, skipped a day of classes to watch pitcher Orel Hershiser face Boston's Eric Hanson in Game 2
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