Word: cloud
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...large disparity in debating skill and Sandel's constant pestering combined to cloud Mansfield's arguments. The debate was far more complex than most in attendance seemed to appreciate...
Some in Washington say Clinton should just order out the B-52s to bomb the North's plutonium reprocessing plant and two reactors, neatly destroying the danger. But that is unrealistic: a strike could spread a big radioactive cloud over the peninsula, miss hidden weapons or start a devastating war between North and South Korea. A more practical tactic would be the imposition of economic sanctions by the United Nations -- but even if China, long friendly to the North, did not veto an embargo, Pyongyang might feel cornered and lash...
CORRESPONDENTS: Joelle Attinger (Chief), Paul A. Witteman (Deputy), Suzanne Davis (Deputy, Administration); Chief Political Correspondent: Michael Kramer Washington Contributing Editors: Stanley W. Cloud, Hugh Sidey Senior Correspondents: David Aikman, Jonathan Beaty, Sandra Burton, Barry Hillenbrand, J. Madeleine Nash, Bruce van Voorst, Jack E. White
...symmetrically begins as the balloon descends amongst dancing angels on a cloud covered stage (created with dry ice) and Clara and the Nutcracker enter the Palace of Sweets in the sky. Balanced on the brink between girlhood and young womanhood, Clara's fantasy of a Prince in Candyland bridges fairy-tale elements that reflect her changing age. The stage sets and costumes in the second act strengthen the power of her fantasy--the walls of the palace look edible and the costumes look like they were made out of sugar and cotton candy. The Nutcracker (Carlos Santos) distinguishes himself...
...CORRESPONDENTS: Joelle Attinger (Chief), Paul A. Witteman (Deputy), Suzanne Davis (Deputy, Administration); Chief Political Correspondent: Michael Kramer Washington Contributing Editors: Stanley W. Cloud, Hugh Sidey Senior Correspondents: David Aikman, Jonathan Beaty, Sandra Burton, Barry Hillenbrand, J. Madeleine Nash, Bruce van Voorst, Jack E. White