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Eleanor Clift ( The McLaughlin Group ) calls the explosions "a giant finger to the U.S." But U.S. sanctions, which are required by law, won't sway India from its path or stem nuclear proliferation.
Though Russia also exports gas to Yugoslavia, this fact seems unlikely to sway Milosevic any more than threats to cut off Serbia's oil and electricity have.
Based on the above I believe that Mr. Henn is probably correct in attributing Gook to an East Asian Mee Gook, for all of the area by the time of the T'ang was culturally if not politically under the sway of the Central Kingdom (Chungkuo).
His endorsement carries a lot of sway with Democrats in New York, who, according to the most recent polls, are now split evenly in their allegiance between Gore and Bradley.
Only the unions, worried about the deduction for employer-paid health care, cut much sway with Democrats.