2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 9, 1998 NATIOr /X ORLD Albright calls for actio on violence ARC7UD THE NATION i ti Los Angeles Times LONDON - Secretary of State Madeleine Albright pushed European allies yesterday to act deci- sively to end the explosion of violence in the Serbian province of Kosovo, but on the eve of a crucial six- nation meeting on the issue here, it was far from clear that she will win agreement on the kind of tough mea- sures she seeks. After stops in Rome, Paris and Bonn, Germany, the only specific actions proposed yesterday for consideration at today's meeting came from 'German Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel, and they were aimed more at preventing the violence in Kosovo from spreading elsewhere in the Balkans than at ending the unrest itself. Those proposals include expanding an Italian-led European peacekeeping mission presently i neighbor- ing Albania and extending the life of a small but effec- tive U.N. peacekeeping force in another of Kosovo's immediate neighbors, Macedonia, that observers believe has been a key to preventing violence in the ethnically mixed country that was once part of Yugoslavia. About one-third of the members of the 1,000- strong multinational force in Macedonia are American. Albright praised the Macedonia force, whose current mandate expires Aug. 31, saying it has helped create a "more stable environment" in the region. In addition, Kinkel suggested a U.N. Security Council debate on Kosovo; an urgent meeting of for- eign ministers from countries in the region, includ- ing Albania, Macedonia, Turkey, Greece, Bulgaria and Romania; and the immediate return to the region of a special European envoy, former Spanish Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez. "A dialogue and a compromise are the only avenues open to us," Kinkel told reporters. In Paris, French Foreign Minister Hubert Vedrine called Kinkel's ideas "very helpful," but gave no indication that France might be willing to go further and back the kind of tough punitive measures against Serbia's de facto ruler, Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic, that Albright believes are needed to bring an end to the vio- lence in Kosovo. Clinton considers executive privilege WASHINGTON - Though braced for a showdown over executive privilege, President Clinton's inner circle knows the legal doctrine has its limits: His most intimate conversations with aides about Monica Lewinsky are unlikely to remain con- fidential. Members of Clinton's political and legal teams, deeply divided over the issue, said in interviews that the president is now considering asserting executive privilege - but in a more targeted fashion than previously thought. The officials said there are two broad categories of presi- dent-to-staff conversations at issue: ® Strategy sessions at which Clinton sought advice about Clinton how to handle fallout from allegations that he had sex with Lewinsky and lied about it. An example: Two senior advisers recalled Clinton asking whether he should mention the controversy in his State of the Union address. "How would I do it? the president was quoted as saying. * Any discussion with aides describing his relationship with the former White House intern. Loi0,~ for a , 6 Hfabu orkin9 at the f ront desk ofyu favoriteaotofou residence hai!t + Stay in Ann Arbor for the summer + Take classes + Work 15-40 hours per week + Make money Help create your own flexible schedule + Meet people from all over the world + Work exciting events like Orientation, Art Fair, Future Problem Solvers, and Summer - Engineering Academy ._ .............__... ._It . 0 0 t t .. n What could be better? 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Despite the scope of the undertak- ing, which will extend a U.S. defense commitment deep into Central Europe, few major treaties in recent years have stirred so little serious opposition in advance of a final Senate ratification vote. The partisan wrangling that has charac- terized the current session of Congress has been all but absent from the NATO debate. Opponents in academia and in foreign-policy think tanks have said for months that expansion will cost too much, poison relations with Russia and promote instability in European countries not given NATO membership. One study published last week suggested that expansion would be a boon largely to U.S. weapons manufacturers hungry for new markets. But these arguments failed to inspire a following in the Senate, where a2 unusual bipartisan alignment has all but assured approval for expansion. Whtewater figure McDougal dies FORT WORTH, Texas - James MeDougal, the flamboyant Arkansas savings and loan operator whose business dealings with President Clinton and the first lady spurre the Whitewater investigation, died yesterday in a federal medical prison. He was 57. McDougal became a key cooperating witness for Whitewater prosecutors in 1996 and his death will significantly alter the complexion of their four-year- old criminal investigation. The loss was apparent as Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr huddled yester day afternoon with his prosecution team. - - I - I --I-I - I rw ArDUNDTHE WORLD Suharto backed by Indonesian officials JAKARTA, Indonesia - International bankers are worried, but Indonesia's legislators have no doubts: President Suharto is the best man to lead the world's fourth-most populous coun- try into the 21st century. Delegations from all five factions in a 1,000-member assembly formally asked Suharto yesterday to stand for election this week for a seventh five-year term. Asia's longest-serving leader accepted each group's nomination during a series of reverential meetings at his suburban Jakarta home, just two days after new doubts were raised about the progress of an International Monetary Fund bailout for Indonesia's battered economy. "I am ready to accept this nomination and with all my ability I will lead the nation to overcome this crisis," one fac- tion leader quoted Suharto as saying. Despite the deep economic crisis and outbreaks of civil unrest, Suharto has no challengers in tomorrow's voting by the partly elected, partly appointed assembly, which acts as a presidential electoral col- lege. Assembly delegates also have chosen to overlook his age -76- and earli concerns about his health. Infused with Suharto family members and friends, as well as serving and retired military officers, the assembly meets every five years under a tightly con- trolled political system created by Suharto. Netanyahu receives little public supportq JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ended a three-day European tour to promote new Middle East peace initiatives yes- terday, but at home, his proposals were being viewed as more appearance than substance. The initiatives Netanyahu advanced in Madrid, Bonn, Oslo and London over the weekend were immediatel rejected by Lebanon and th Palestinians. Syria yesterday denounced them as "dangerous." - Compiled from Daily wire reports. I I ... a . The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan. Subscriptions for fall term, starting in September, via U.S. mail are $85. 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