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Africa -- sub-Saharan Africa, at least -- has begun to look like an immense illustration of chaos theory, although some hope is forming on the margins. Much of the continent has turned into a battleground of contending dooms: AIDS and overpopulation, poverty, starvation, illiteracy, corruption, social breakdown, vanishing resources, overcrowded cities, drought, war and the homelessness of war's refugees. Africa has become the basket case of the planet, the "Third World of the Third World," a vast continent in free fall...
...suddenly shared political self- interest. Last week, for the fourth time since the Democratic Convention, the 10-bus Democratic caravan hit the asphalt on a two-day tour through Texas. Politically, the message was that the Democrats believe the nation's third most populous state remains a competitive battleground and that they intend to force George Bush to defend his home turf. But the subtext was lifted from a buddy movie: Gore aide Marla Romash likens Bill and Al's excellent adventure to a "male version of Thelma & Louise...
Marriage, of course, plays a large part in this scheme. The marriage plans of Hypatia (played by the elegant yet hyperactive Stephanie Roth), daughter of the rich underwear manufacturer Tarleton (Jeremy Geidt), become the main battleground on which she and her family struggle to define what marriage, freedom and a woman's role should...
Crits vs. conservatives. Everyone at the Law School knows about this ongoing debate, but the fight reached a new level in this semester's highly politicized atmosphere. This time the battleground is the school's appointments process...
Tellingly, the first of the articles declares that the reforms are all grounded in Muslim theology. By affirming his devotion to Islam, the monarch hopes to enlist the support of clerics and scholars. Without their backing, Fahd risks losing control of the ideological battleground between progressive middle-class Saudis and conservative religious extremists, who have launched a campaign denouncing secular influences. In recent months fundamentalists have increased their harassment of women who dress "immodestly" and have intruded into homes where people are suspected of drinking alcohol. Fahd's decree bans such actions...