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Excerpt(s): "Democracy['s] [...] reprentativies [sic] cannot run contrary to the basic wishes of the people in any game of bluff. [...] [I]n a dictatorship the people, even if they wished, are often powerless to impress their wishes on the dictator until it is too late. This advantage is conceded...

Author: By George T. Fournier and James K. Mcauley, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Famous People and Their Theses | 6/3/2010 | See Source »

At a time when the United States government supported then-Pakistani President Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, who was described by The Economist as a “fundamentalist Sunni dictator,” it is even more important to be clear about academic independence, Lelyveld added in his letter.

Author: By Sirui Li, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Professor Under Fire | 5/27/2010 | See Source »

David Byrne and Norman Cook, a.k.a. Fatboy Slim, are an odd couple to begin with: one an ex-Talking Head and lateral-thinking pop singer, the other a star club DJ and dance-music producer. So the news that the two were collaborating on a disco musical about the life...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Imelda Marcos Story — As Told by David Byrne | 4/10/2010 | See Source »

The president of Poland was killed in a plane crash on Saturday in western Russia, setting off a new cycle of grievances between Russia and Poland on a day that was supposed to serve the cause of reconciliation between them. President Lech Kaczynski, his wife and some of his top...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Plane Crash Kills Polish President: A Blow to Russia-Poland Relations | 4/10/2010 | See Source »

One of the world's most renowned judges has just landed on the other side of the bench. Spanish National Court magistrate Baltasar Garzón, best known for ordering former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet's arrest and extradition for crimes against humanity, was indicted Wednesday by his own country...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Crusading Judge Faces His Own Trial in Spain | 4/7/2010 | See Source »

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