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Considering what people watch on TV these days, it's not that surprising. Among "Rescue 911," "Trial Watch," "Divorce Court," "Unsolved Mysteries" and "A Current Affair," people can get a skewed idea of what is an acceptable way to solve a personal problem in a country that values rights and liberties...
William began his love affair with ethnic subgroups 10 years ago, when despite a total lack of training in photography, he picked up a camera and plunged in, beginning what he calls his Social Studies series with Turkey's Kurds. He quickly developed a characteristic technique, which he has used with everyone from Native Americans to American Presidents: he takes subjects out of their surroundings and photographs them against a canvas backdrop. Hochstein thinks there is a happy paradox here: "The sameness of the background emphasizes the personalities of the people." That is clear in the pictures for this week...
...discussion about the CIA's future, however, has been overshadowed by questions about Gates' past, most notably the extent of his involvement in the Iran-contra affair. That issue scuttled his first shot at the job four years ago, when Ronald Reagan proposed him as agency chief following the resignation of William Casey. Gates had to withdraw because of skepticism in Congress over his claim that Casey had kept him in the dark about the contra-supply operation. The job went instead to then FBI Director William Webster. When Webster announced his retirement in May, Bush nominated Gates...
This year's contest might not be reminiscent of the defensiveminded affair of last year if sophomore quarterback Mike Giardi has a day anything like the one he had in last week's scrimmage...
...caught up with a major figure in the scandal: Clair George, who ran the CIA's covert-action directorate from 1984 to '87. Walsh announced that a federal grand jury had charged George with 10 counts of lying or obstruction during a series of investigations into the Iran-contra affair. George allegedly concealed what the CIA knew about illegal aid to the Nicaraguan contras and the role of U.S. agents. The indictment increases the political heat on Robert Gates, George's former boss, whose nomination as the next CIA director is awaiting confirmation. Nothing in last week's action implicated...