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Political and economic challenges facing Haitian President René Préval, elected Dec. 17, 1995.

THE AUTHOR ENDEAVORS TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS: WHO ARE GEORGE BUSH AND MICHAEL DUKAKIS? WHO ARE THEY IDEOLOGICALLY? SUBSTANTIVELY? WHAT CREDENTIALS DO THEY HAVE TO MAKE ECONOMIC POLICY, NEGOTIATE WITH THE SOVIETS, AND INSPIRE THE YOUTH OF AMERICA TO SEE POLITICS AS AN HONORABLE PROFESSION?

Mr. Cornelio Sommaruga, President of the ICRC, Mr. Michel Convers, head of the ICRC's Operational Support Department and Mr. Andreas Lendorff, head of its General Relief Division, were in Brussels from 8 to 11 February to take part in celebrations to mark the 125th anniversary of the Belgian Red Cross and to meet representatives of the Belgian Government and the European Community.The National Society's 125th anniversary ceremony took place on 9 February in the presence of Their Majesties the King and Queen of the Belgians, members of the Government and the diplomatic corps, representatives of other National Societies and 2,000 Belgian Red Cross volunteers. Speeches were made by H.R.H. Prince Albert of Belgium, who is President of the National Society, Mr. Cornelio Sommaruga, Mr. Mario Villarroel Lander, President of the League, and the Belgian Deputy Prime Minister.

Contributors from nine different regions & nations evaluate the presidency of George W. Bush. The picture that emerges is more ambivalent than the common characteristic of Bush as an unsophisticated cowboy. East Europeans have more sympathy for Bush's "axis of evil" declaration than do their Western counterparts. South Asians & Arabs dislike Bush's unilateralist tendencies but admit a grudging esteem for his capacity to promote American interests. In Latin America & the People's Republic of China, Bush's free trade policies have stirred hopes for improved living standards, but his position on immigration has bred resentment. Africa & Southeast Asia view Bush as an unreconstructed Cold Warrior, while Russia regards him as a partner by necessity. 1 sidebar. K. Coddon

Trivers and Willard (1973) argued that, in polygynous species, parents "in good condition" should bias investment toward sons, while parents "in poor condition" should bias investment toward daughters. Biographical evidence on men in the U.S. executive branch—including presidents, vice presidents, and cabinet secretaries—suggests they produced more sons than daughters in the first cohort (Presidents Washington through Garfield), but roughly equal numbers of sons and daughters in the second cohort (Presidents Arthur through Reagan). The same pattern holds for presidents' fathers and sons. Presidents' wills reflect the pattern again: men in the first cohort (Washington through Garfield) favored their sons, overall, slightly more than their daughters; for men in the second cohort (Arthur through Reagan), that bias disappears.