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...China's Deng Xiaoping leads 1 billion people on a far-reaching, bold but risky second revolution Defying the precepts most cherished by traditional Marxists, he is attempting to blend on a monumental scale elements that seem irreconcilable: state ownership and private property, central planning and competitive markets, political dictatorship and limited economic and cultural freedom. The reforms are a big gamble, and they face considerable domestic opposition. But if they work, the world will not be the same...
...intellectualize it." Whether it's intuition or a great eye, her ability to connect with her buyer--generally a fashion cognoscente with a taste for understated glamour--appears to be unerring. She is known for her ability to pick up on even the most extreme street trends and effortlessly blend them into the Chloé signature look of casual chic...
Despite transforming herself from a voluptuous redhead into a skinny blond, LINDSAY LOHAN still can't blend into Los Angeles enough to shake off the paparazzi. So she's trying something new--fighting back. The Herbie: Fully Loaded star is pressing charges against a photographer who she says rammed her Mercedes last month in pursuit of a shot. The accident spurred the Los Angeles police department to launch a probe into the increasingly aggressive tactics paparazzi employ to catch celebs in such newsworthy acts as picking up dry cleaning. Freeway shootings and gang violence are important too, but someone...
...Russians were during the Cold War." Being teenagers though, perhaps the worst slight of all is being regarded as outsiders. "The students are aware," says Dalila Benameur, head of the social studies department, "that they are perceived as different." Says freshman Gulrana Syed: "It's kind of impossible to blend in wearing a head scarf." Student Ryan Ahmad, whose dad is his toughest music critic, admits, "Americans seem to have more fun. Muslims try to be American, but we don't know how. The cultures are so different." A sense that U.S. life has its own contradictions provides some perspective...
Bound by an unfortunate blend of class scheduling and Harvard rules, the rookie sat nervously through Expos as his teammates fended off rival Dartmouth...