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...curtain rose on opening night of “Chicago: A Musical Vaudeville,” the immediate impression was a blinding burst of glamour—glittering costumes, vibrant music, colored lighting. Yet despite all the components of what should be a great show—Frank Ebb and Bob Fosse’s script, John Kander’s music, stunning choreography, and an impressive set—the performance does not live up to its potential...
Harvard had two chances to cut the lead to single digits before the two-minute mark, but both times turned the ball over. The second occasion resulted in a fast break and a three-point play from guard Ibrahim Jaaber, which signaled the ebb tide of Harvard’s second-half surge...
...like the practice of law to be.” In the 2004-2005 cycle, the top five law schools, as ranked by U.S. News and World Report, all witnessed some decline in applicants. New York University School of Law, which experienced the largest decline, saw its total pool ebb by 4.3 percent, while Yale Law School took in just five fewer applicants, a decline of 0.2 percent. Nationwide, law school applicants fell by 4.6 percent in that cycle. The Law School Admission Council, a trade group that comprises 202 law schools in the U.S. and Canada, is best known...
...sixteen Israeli jets-F-16 fighters and F-15 bomber escorts-skimmed low across the desert, flying in tight formation to evade radar. At 5.35 p.m., as the heat of the June day was starting to ebb, they reached their target just south of Baghdad. By the time Iraqi anti-aircraft defenses opened up, it was too late. In fewer than 90 seconds, the Israeli planes had destroyed the reactor and turned safely for home. "We had a huge responsibility towards our country and our people," says Ze'ev Raz, the pilot who led the raid on Iraq's nuclear...
Meanwhile, George W. Bush's appeal is at a low ebb with America's neighbors. Last fall the U.S. President met violent street protests at the Summit of the Americas in Argentina, where his hemispheric free-trade proposal was buried--and where Argentine President Nstor Kirchner, another leftist, heads a growing revolt against the U.S.-backed debt policies of the International Monetary Fund. For much of the 1990s, governments from Mexico City to Buenos Aires embraced the free-market reforms known as the Washington Consensus. But that is no longer true. In 1998 the richest 10% of Latin America...