Five whales were found entangled in fishing gear this year in the southeast Atlantic -- another record, but one that tempers the scientists' optimism.

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It was only when the Administration was facing virulent criticism for its inability to define and deliver a coherent U.S. policy toward Bosnia, culminating in the abortive five-power "joint action plan, " that the public relations program was put back into gear.

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