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CARLO MARIA CARDINAL MARTINI, retired Archbishop of Milan, arguing that "everything is needed to combat AIDS," a stance that contravenes the Vatican's opposition to artificial contraception...
...cynical repartee in Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur's 1928 comedy The Front Page zipped like the Super-Chief through a plot of political and journalistic malfeasance. When director Howard Hawks in 1940 changed ace reporter Hildy Johnson from man to woman, the story was also about another frantic combat: marriage. Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell are the sparring partners in the fastest, nastiest farce Hollywood has ever made...
...Mood to Fight "Combat Fatigue" [april 3] discussed the impatience that many Taiwanese voters have with President Chen Shui-bian's deliberately provocative stance toward China. I strongly feel that the future of Taiwan depends on economic development. I can support only political leaders who can improve Taiwan's economy and give me a better standard of living. That's what I will be thinking about as we approach the next presidential election in 2008. Song Xiaowen Pingzhen City, Taiwan...
Operating on five hours of sleep and having just completed an essay, I arrived at Lowell Lecture Hall for the Friday, April 14 afternoon performance of the Expressions Dance Company’s “Bassline” completely exhausted. While the exciting dance displays helped to combat my fatigue, a combination of delays and technical difficulties detracted from what might have otherwise been an exhilarating event. The event started over half an hour late. Some audience members contented themselves with chatter, while others looked at their watches and groaned intermittently. Finally, a hip-hop beat started to thump...
...lasting order. U.S. commanders are developing plans to eliminate insurgent no-go zones in the Sunni triangle, west and north of Baghdad. "The strategy is to get local control to the maximum extent by December," a U.S. general says. But the U.S. wants to hold off on major combat until sufficient numbers of Iraqi forces are trained and equipped to fight alongside American forces, which isn't likely until after the U.S. presidential election. The participation of Iraqis in the coming offensive is critical for Allawi, who is struggling to establish his independence from the occupiers. But the longer...