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...corruption that has funneled much of his nation's wealth into his private pocket. Now 62 and in robust health, Mobutu governs from his native fiefdom of Gbadolite, a jungle village close to the equator. Surrounded at all times by heavily armed troops, he remains impervious to the growing clamor among 35 million Zairians for an end to his disastrously autocratic rule...
...simply breathe. For silence is responsiveness, and in silence we can listen to something behind the clamor of the world. "A man who loves God, necessarily loves silence," wrote Thomas Merton, who was, as a Trappist, a connoisseur, a caretaker of silences. It is no coincidence that places of worship are places of silence: if idleness is the devil's playground, silence may be the angels'. It is no surprise that silence is an anagram of license. And it is only right that Quakers all but worship silence, for it is the place where everyone finds his God, however...
...clamor for decent, affordable health care has reached a fever pitch. President-elect Bill Clinton, who won plenty of votes by promising that he would work to deliver such a system, is now under heavy pressure to deliver on his pledge within the first 100 days. As he prepares to take office, the problems with America's health-system have reached a critical condition. Medical costs have begun to accelerate at an even faster pace than was expected. More and more employers, unable or unwilling to shoulder the financial burden any longer, are canceling or slashing benefit plans. Millions more...
...million a year, the Kensington Palace apartments, a staff that is mostly her own, continuance of her status as a senior member of the royal family and a life free from Charles' glower. She may have insisted on Major's underscoring her right to be ^ Queen. With the clamor in Parliament, this may be an unrealistic notion. But Diana should not be counted out; her friends say the public has not seen the extent of her portfolio. More and more, she moves center-stage. Quips Holden: "If she manages to pull down the monarchy by mistake, she will be elected...
...might get the impression that, given voters' endorsement of universal care, the health debate is over. By and large, critics have disappeared or shut up, and proponents clamor for an acceleration of the process...