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...wheres and whyfores are slightly complicated (manifestly humanitarian, of course), but the upshot of the deal is that word of the thousand pounds reaches the ears of the money-hungry English fop, Archibald Cunningham. In between twirling his lace cuffs and showing off his swordsmanship, Cunningham contrives to commit cool murder and expert theft, and the plot is off and running...

Author: By Natasha Wimmer, | Title: Neeson's Highlands Fall Romantically Flat | 4/20/1995 | See Source »

...began performing as a backupsinger in a folk band that played at Fanueil Hall,thriving on the opportunity to play for people whomight not hear her in a club. "I just love peopleand also wanted to be able to set my own hours.'Two years ago. Athena decided to commit herself tostreet performance full time...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Art on the Corner | 4/13/1995 | See Source »

American support for dictators and death squads is not unique to Guatemala. And this support is not passive--death squads are trained and equipped by Americans, and American agents often accompany them on missions. They often commit their most horrible atrocities just after returning from U.S. "refresher" training, and they have not hesitated to kill and torture American citizens. This pattern extends to many Latin American countries that the U.S. influences. Over the last few decades, the C.I.A. has supported the butchers of Haiti, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Panama, just to name a few. But there...

Author: By David W. Brown, | Title: America's Dirty Secret | 4/12/1995 | See Source »

...kind of pride ourselves on not working too hard," Mody said. "We're proud of the fact that we can come in and not have to commit facts to memory...

Author: By Daniel S. Cohan, | Title: Harvard Team Wins College Bowl | 4/11/1995 | See Source »

...people was that she was overworked and underpaid. But that cannot be the reason for triple murder. Here is another example of deviant behavior being "defined down'' to manageable proportions, affording Frank "victim'' status, rationalizing her heinous crime and making it more acceptable. She made a conscious choice to commit murder. She is responsible for that choice, and not the police, however corrupt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Apr. 10, 1995 | 4/10/1995 | See Source »

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