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...less visible and less dangerous. This might be something Powell's wife can deal with. Also, being vice president would allow Powell to be the power behind the throne, giving him access without being in the glare."16 Children Killed In Scottish ShootingDUNBLANE, SCOTLAND: A heavily armed gunman burst into a Scottish elementary school at 10 a.m local time Wednesday and fired at a class of five- and six-year-olds in the gymnasium, killing a teacher, 16 children and then himself. Such acts are almost unheard of in Scotland, where gun laws are much stricter than those...
ISRAELIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN BRACED for the blow. The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas had vowed to take revenge for Israel's assassination two months ago of Yehia Ayyash--or "the Engineer," as he was known--the organization's master bombmaker. Yet when the fury burst forth, its savagery was stunning. First, in two explosions spaced 45 min. apart, Hamas suicide-bombers claimed 26 victims, first on a bus in Jerusalem, then at a hitchhiking post outside coastal Ashkelon. Then, exactly seven days later, the militants struck again, eviscerating another bus in central Jerusalem, this time killing at least...
This fall's council produced the most legislation of any session in history. But PUCC's role in this productivity burst is unclear...
GEORGE BETANCOURT LOOKED UP FROM HIS DESK AS George Galatis burst into the office, a bundle of papers under his arm. On that morning in March 1992, the two men--both senior engineers at Northeast Utilities, which operates five nuclear plants in New England--were colleagues but not yet friends. Apart from their jobs and first names, they seemed to have little in common. Betancourt, 45, was extravagantly rebellious--beard, biker boots, ponytail sneaking out the back of his baseball cap--while Galatis, 42, was square-jawed and devout: Mr. Smith Goes Nuclear. But Galatis respected Betancourt's expertise...
Once the performances were over, the audience burst into applause, cheers and even a few whistles. Obviously, everyone was impressed. But with what, exactly? Surely not everyone sitting in the theater had fully grasped exactly what Josa-Jones was trying to declare. With such unusual costumes, eccentric music and unconventional movements, the essential message being sent out in "Wonderland" was extremely difficult to find...