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...against this backdrop, with the Kyoto meeting fast approaching, that the President decided he had to get behind mandatory restrictions of greenhouse emissions, not just voluntary targets as set out in the 1992 treaty. Says White House spokesman Mike McCurry: "He wanted to have a negotiating position that would at least get him a seat at the table." Figuring out how to do it, though, has been one of Clinton's toughest policy decisions, partly because there was such a deep split among his advisers. Environmental advocates clearly favored more drastic action, but economic aides warned that forcing companies...
...might be, "I don't think, therefore I am." Again and again, characters say, "I was like a walking corpse" or "I was now a vacant house" or "I felt as if I had turned into a bowl of cold porridge." Murakami's storytelling ease and the pellucid, uncluttered backdrop he lays down allow moments to flare up memorably. Yet the overall effect of his grand but somewhat abstract novel is to give us X ray after X ray into the benumbed soul of a wannabe Prozac Nation...
...tomorrow night will mark the beginning of the long anticipated 1997-98 season under the backdrop of Harvard hockey's 100th anniversary...
...contentious speech at Harvard, but he has not backed down in the face of possible demonstrations. Filling his itinerary with visits to symbols of American's democratic values--including Thursday's trip to Philadelphia, home of the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall--Jiang seems to relish standing against the backdrop of freedom at each of his stops...
...backdrop of Symphony Hall also lent a classic, almost gothic feel to the proceedings, with its black and red drapery, gold trim and metal-studded leather seats. lang walked the stage in her trademark black pinstripes like she was on Star Search, feeding off the audience's love and enthusiasm and maintaining a constant dialogue with its members. Like singers from the '20s who preceded her in loungey style, she synchronized fluid and natural movements with the simplicity and steadiness of her own voice. Even while delivering what must have been vocally straining performances, she managed to maintain an ease...