SUMMIT-TIME BLUES

They met, they talked and they accomplished almost nothing -- a classic case of low expectations barely met. Indeed, the only real drama at last week's Moscow summit involved a series of security and computer snafus. Some loftily titled Americans, including Secretary of State Warren Christopher, were denied entry to important meetings because they lacked the proper credentials, or so some overzealous Russian bodyguards said. Then just before last Wednesday's joint press conference with Boris Yeltsin, Bill Clinton was left without his prepared opening statement. A speechwriter's floppy disk had failed. But that too was small beer since no one wings...

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