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...some of Shakespeare's gloomiest assessments of humanity and its condition appear in As You Like It. This play gave us "All the world's a stage..." and "Blow, blow, thou winter wind,/ Thou art not so unkind/ As man's ingratitude." As it turns out, the court's corrupt and indolent; the countryside tiresome and uncouth...

Author: By Edward P. Mcbride, | Title: Movie Not As Shakespeare Liked It | 3/24/1994 | See Source »

...promises a "considerable financial reward" for Ganji's "assassination." Written on government letterhead and signed by state prosecutor Moussawi Tabrizi, it is addressed to Fallahian's intelligence ministry. The document accuses Ganji of "plotting against Islam" and quotes Khamenei as decreeing that "this man is an apostate and a corrupt man, who must be eliminated." The document adds that "the President of the Republic ((Rafsanjani)) has been informed of this obligatory decree." French intelligence experts, operating from a photocopy, are cautious about pronouncing on the document's authenticity but say it contains "no glaring errors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Tehran Connection | 3/21/1994 | See Source »

Students didn't just watch the movie--they were part of it. The audience even erupted in applause when the corrupt French official, Louis Renoult, lets Bogart get away with murder at the film...

Author: By Sarah J. Schaffer, | Title: Here's Looking At You, Kids | 3/19/1994 | See Source »

...enough that you wreak havoc in your own environment--wherever that may be? Must you corrupt this University's hallowed temple of knowledge, Widener Library? Hary Elkins is surely rolling in his watery grave. Please, at least have the courtesy to be quiet so that you and your study partner do not disturb others who want to research in peace. I am worried about you, Captain. Your "extracurriculars" must be taking time away from your studies. Please accept some responsibility. For instance, I see that you did not send a photo of yourself, like I had asked you last week...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Kiss Me, I'm Irish | 3/17/1994 | See Source »

...Supreme Court last week. Writing for his colleagues in the case National Organization for Women, Inc., et al. v. Scheidler, et al., Chief Justice William Rehnquist held that even though antiabortion activists do not seek financial gain, they may still be hit with suits under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) law, an extremely effective ) prosecutor's tool forged in 1970. He pointed out that it was money lost by victims rather than money gained by the perpetrators that informed his decision. The blockades have indeed been costly (see chart...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Your Activist, My Mobster | 2/7/1994 | See Source »

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