U.S. HOUSE MEMBERS SLAM NATO ENLARGEMENT.

Criticism of the Clinton Administration’s NATO enlargement policy came from both sides of the aisle in Congress on March 6. During a hearing with Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, Democratic Rep. David Obey of Wisconsin described the alliance’s expansion as an "historically arrogant decision which we will come to regret." A Republican congressman, Ralph Regula of Ohio, also expressed skepticism about NATO’s enlargement plans and called instead for the European Union to take in new members first. (Reuter, March 6)

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