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...that really defines how backward she is," says an official, speaking on condition of anonymity. "You have this type of city, and her first act is to bring in portraits of white males...
...case, some veteran musicians who haven't released albums in half a decade or longer may be poised to benefit from the current backward-gazing climate. These would include dance-pop butt wiggler turned contract-breaking auteur George Michael; gentlemanly crooner and former Commodore Lionel Richie, and punk poet Patti Smith. The trio have been lying low for reasons ranging from contract disputes (Michael) to personal problems (Richie went through a divorce in his time off, and his father passed away; during Smith's hiatus, her husband died). Normally, long-term hibernation isn't healthy for pop musicians...
What's more, he goes wherever you point him. The Nintendo 64 shatters the convention of two-dimensional horizontal scrolling video games. No more bouncing off guardrails or dissolving in fuzzy pixels on the edge of the screen. Wherever you want to go--forward, backward, left, right or anywhere in between--the scene follows you in dazzling 3D. If you want to climb a wall or dive into the moat, you can. (The water is gorgeously rendered, and it's worth the plunge just to hear the dreamy New Age sound track that accompanies underwater excursion...
...Administration and who herself is friendly with a number of the Kennedys. "There's a sense that all of the Kennedy family homes are so filled with mementos and pictures from the past that you do feel when you set foot in them as if you're drawn backward in time. While that is very interesting historically for people who visit, I've often wondered what it's like to live surrounded by so many memories and not be able to have your own family and future as the core of your home. It may well be that [the auction...
...overriding reason for Beijing's saber rattling during Taiwan's presidential election campaign is that China's leaders are scared of the ripple effect that Taiwan's march toward full-fledged democracy will have on its own 1.2 billion population. The masses, having seen Taiwan progress from a backward nation into a free, prosperous country, may demand to choose their own leaders through a similar election or a plebiscite on China's communist system. The only thing the U.S. should do now is to safeguard the democratization of Taiwan. Sooner or later, the desire for more political freedom will prevail...