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...winner. Opposition leader Megawati Sukarnoputri polled the most votes in June?s election ? and her legions of protesting supporters have vowed to launch a revolution if she is denied the presidency ? but she has declined to get involved in the behind-closed-doors deal-making. "Even her own supporters complain privately of her reluctance to dirty her hands," says Hajari. In fact, it?s precisely Megawati?s populist inclination that has the country?s traditional elites ganging up to find a way to keep her out. One way may be to elect Abdurrahman Wahid, better known...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Indonesia's Quirky Elections Raise Tensions | 10/19/1999 | See Source »

...people ever complain about the shape? Do they want triangles like they're used...

Author: By Vicky C. Hallett, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Ballpark Wisdom: Dining Out with Harvard's Fenway Boys | 10/14/1999 | See Source »

More likely, if you complain about there being no social scene on campus, and being too stressed from work (and trust me if you're not there now, the crunch is coming), I guarantee that there's no better palliative then mercilessly raining down "Sieve! Sieve! Sieve!" at the visiting netminder...

Author: By Mike Volonnino, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The "V" Spot: Hockey Madness Tonight | 10/14/1999 | See Source »

...driving up the Nikkei stock market average some 25% so far this year. The problem is that Japanese corporate profits are also heavily dependent on exports, which can rapidly become too expensive for foreign consumers as the yen appreciates. Indeed, big exporters like Mitsubishi and Bridgestone have begun to complain publicly that Japan's currency is too strong. Sony recently blamed a profit slump on the yen as well...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Worried About the Dollar | 10/11/1999 | See Source »

...Worse than the celebrities who crave public and critical acclaim are the celebrities who whine. If I hear one more ninny complain about feeling "imprisoned," the "corruption" in Hollywood, or their "exhausting publicity schedule," I'll start muting my television every time an interview comes on. If a celebrity is going to whine, let him or her take action. Real action. Because phony, see-through action, you see, is lame. Case #1: Anne Heche and Ellen Degeneres claimed last year that they were "dumping their agents and quitting Hollywood for good." They lasted less than a year. They're back...

Author: By Soman S. Chainani, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Soman's In the [K]now | 10/8/1999 | See Source »

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