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WHATEVER else he may think he's doing, Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic has two main accomplishments for his time in office: he has impoverished his nation and made it smaller.

Unless he quickly shows better strategic sense than displayed so far, he could add to those achievements in the weeks ahead. That's because the Western allies, partly backed by Russia, have finally devised a coherent plan for bringing peace and autonomy to Kosovo, the bloody Yugoslav province which has been fighting to rid itself of Mr Milosevic's repressive regime.

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