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To: E. Charters who wrote (23282)	11/22/1998 1:54:00 PM
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>>>Listen Drink is Russia's no 1 problem besides Russian winter and Russian women>>> Russian Joke: Four natural disasters in Russian agriculture: ----Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall... Russian women is not a problem, indeed the only thing that keeps country afloat..

To: E. Charters who wrote (23282)	11/23/1998 7:17:00 PM
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"We wish Mr. Yeltsin recovery," Communist leader Gennady Zyuganov said at a news conference Monday. "But his illness is incurable - he's an irresponsible person who is unable to govern the country, and everyone knows that." Monday, 23 November 1998 M O S C O W (AP) BORIS YELTSIN will work out of a hospital room for several days at least, aides said Monday, after the president fell ill with pneumonia - the third time he's been sidelined by sickness in recent weeks. The latest ailment revived worries about Yeltsin's ability to run a country mired in economic troubles. But his condition wasn't serious enough to stop him from meeting with Chinese President Jiang Zemin in the Central Clinical Hospital. Russian TV networks showed the two leaders sharing a joke in a reception room and Yeltsin, dressed in a sweater, did not look particularly ill. The 67-year-old president was rushed to the hospital Sunday with pneumonia and a temperature of 102 degrees, the Kremlin said Monday. He was being treated with antibiotics. Yeltsin's condition "hasn't worsened, but it hasn't improved either," and he still has a slight temperature, presidential spokesman Dmitry Yakushkin said on Russia's NTV television Monday night. The president has rarely been seen in public recently, fueling speculation he is seriously ill. He fell sick in October during a state visit to central Asia with what was described as a respiratory ailment. He was taken ill again a few weeks later with what doctors described as high blood pressure and exhaustion. Since then the Kremlin appears to have been taking little chance with the president's health, ensuring he has frequent medical checks and keeping his schedule to a minimum. Yeltsin has repeatedly insisted he will serve out his term, which ends in 2000. Under the Russian constitution, the prime minister takes over for three months if the president dies or is incapacitated. Yakushkin said Yeltsin would likely cancel meetings with foreign visitors this month, but will continue to meet Russian officials at the hospital. "His doctors were not delighted that he decided to meet Jiang," Yakushkin said. He wouldn't say how long Yeltsin would stay in the hospital, but added that treatment for pneumonia usually takes 8-10 days. "It happened rather suddenly," Yakushkin said, adding that Yeltsin was distressed "emotionally and psychologically" by the Friday slaying of prominent liberal lawmaker Galina Starovoitova, a former Yeltsin aide. Also Monday, a top Kremlin aide was quoted by the Interfax news agency as saying presidential power could be turned over to Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov. "It may happen at any moment, that the premier may take over presidential duties for at least three months," said Natalia Savyolova, a spokeswoman to Oleg Sysuyev, Yeltsin's first deputy chief of staff. Savyolova said her remarks were unrelated to the president's latest illness. Primakov said he was not assuming any extra powers and the government was working normally. The Clinton administration wished Yeltsin a speedy recovery. White House spokesman Joe Lockhart extended the good wishes on Clinton's behalf in Hawaii, where Air Force One had stopped for refueling en route to Washington. Yeltsin's health problems have forced him to cancel several foreign visits this fall. Dutch Queen Beatrix on Monday postponed a visit to Russia planned for this week because of Yeltsin's condition. Opposition leaders and a growing number of centrist politicians have questioned whether Yeltsin can fulfill his duties and there has been growing speculation about early elections. "We wish Mr. Yeltsin recovery," Communist leader Gennady Zyuganov said at a news conference Monday. "But his illness is incurable - he's an irresponsible person who is unable to govern the country, and everyone knows that."