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Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic may not yet bear the shattered visage of an Ozymandias, but his sneer of cold command has looked a lot less confident the past few days. The tyrant, who has ruled Yugoslavia for the last 13 years, perpetrating countless crimes against humanity, is in danger of being ousted from his seat of power. When Yugoslavia's citizens went to the polls two weeks ago, many were hopeful that Milosevic's rival, Vojislav Kostunica, would capture the majority of the country's vote. And all evidence pointed to Kostunica's electoral victory...
...Slim is still finding his footing after a long vacation from the game. His command of the season's trends and turns may be weak, but that old intuition - the "little man" inside - is starting to come back. Herewith, an unscientific reckoning. Don't underestimate the voodoo...
...served a decade at his retirement, Harvard President Neil L. Rudenstine is the shortest-serving Harvard president in modern times--and only the second not to graduate from the College. Indeed, before assuming the presidency, he was closely tied to Princeton University, where as provost he was second in command...
...album comprises both solo piano tracks and performances by the Mehldau trio, with bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Jorge Rossy. Both of Mehldau's sidemen provide solid supporting work, enriching his ideas without distracting from them, grounding his virtuosic playing without slowing him up too much. Mehldau has startling command of both hands, offering up melody and countermelody simultaneously, forcefully and thoughtfully. When he's playing, you can be sure he has a firm grasp of the song. On this album themes introduce themselves, wash away and then return, like waves against a beach. Los Angeles arrives first...
...Fujimori's predicament is made all the worse because the interior minister, the defense minister and the armed forces chiefs of staff are all loyal to the feared Montesinos. The general who commands the Lima garrison and the armored division also happens to be the intelligence chief's brother-in-law. In the early hours of Monday, Fujimori had driven from his palace to the "Little Pentagon" of the military high command , and according to some army sources he tried to win backing for his efforts to drop Montesinos but was rebuffed by the top brass. In other words, Fujimori...