Fall from Grace

Boris Trajkovski believes in the power of prayer. During a recent visit to the White House, the hulking 45-year-old Macedonian President prayed with George W. Bush. He prayed with an American adviser on the telephone at 2:30 a.m. before launching a recent military offensive against Albanian rebels. These days, in fact, he is praying all the time. "Psychologically it is very difficult for me," he told Time at his parliament building office in Skopje last week. "I have everything in my hands right now. You have to make the choice between right and wrong. I am asking God to give me...

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