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...afflicted tens of thousands of others who did not show up in official statistics. The following year, when Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso tried to become the first chief executive in 30 years to visit the northwestern state of Acre, the forest was burning again. Cardoso was forced to cancel his trip. Now Nepstad estimates that fully one-third of the remaining dense forest in the Brazilian Amazon will be vulnerable in the near future. The deforested area could grow big enough to swallow Alaska and California combined. And soon: during the past two decades, El Ni?os, which...
...actor star alongside his wife, Felicia Farr, in a production of A. R. Gurney's two-person play "Love Letters." Details were finalized last week, and the HPT had already sent out a press release announcing the performances at the 360-seat Hasty Pudding Theater when Seltzer called to cancel...
Lieberman has so far refused to cancel his Senate campaign, arguing that since the primary season has ended, a new Democratic candidate would have to be chosen by the state's Democratic party and that this would be undemocratic. This is a feeble excuse, underscored by the fact that only one person, Gov. John Rowland, will name Lieberman's replacement if the Gore/Lieberman ticket prevails. Lieberman hopes to have electoral laws rewritten so that a special election is held the year after a Senator steps down instead of waiting until the next general election year. Unsurprisingly, Rowland has promised...
...time the first game had ended, officials for the women's game were forced to cancel the contest because of the worsening conditions, leaving the Crimson with a long bus ride home to stew over the incidents...
...marginal. While the Nigerian government may know that, the people don't: A recent poll in a Lagos daily paper said 79.6 percent of those responding believe Clinton's visit would result in "huge benefits" - primarily debt relief - to Nigeria. Billboards, posters and T-shirts all urged Clinton to "Cancel Nigeria's Debt...