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Jackson's lead attorney is a big name from Los Angeles, Thomas Mesereau. His sharp cross- examination at times irritated the judge but often landed. He got the accuser's sister to backtrack on key testimony, and turned another witness, former Jackson crisis-control expert Ann Marie Kite, into a voice for the defense...
...Merchant of Menace The perilous situation created by the weapons peddling of nuclear expert A.Q. Khan cannot be ignored [Feb. 14]. Pakistan's nuclear technology appears to be the common factor in tracing the history of equipment found in Libya, Iran and North Korea. That is evidence of a clear breach of law and a real alliance of evil. In this age of nuclear weaponry, new lines must be drawn in the sand. If diplomacy and inspections fail, a multilateral military solution might be the only viable way to avert catastrophe. Nick Gatsoulis New York City It is interesting...
...TRIVIALIZE PARENTS' CONCERNS about their children's education by referring to them as "mama grizzly bears" and "monster parents" reveals a bias against parental involvement in schools. Educators need to understand that the days of viewing the teacher as "the expert in education" are over. If a parent's advocacy of a student or school program looks like adversity to a teacher, perhaps it is because the teacher is squirming under the just weight of accountability...
...FABRIC OF THE COSMOS By Brian Greene Quick, how many dimensions does space-time have? Answer: 11. Does time really flow forward? Nope. Is teleportation possible? Yep. Greene, a superstring expert who teaches physics and math at Columbia University, uses The Simpsons characters to illustrate the ground rules of a universe that is so much weirder than you thought. Result? Science that's as much fun as science fiction...
Hence the importance of an engaging new book, The Debt Threat (HarperBusiness; 257 pages), by Noreena Hertz, a University of Cambridge globalization expert, who tells the story of how debt burdens are crushing many developing countries. We see rock star Bono, on a debt-relief crusade, bring Senator Jesse Helms to tears as the musician quotes verses from the Bible. We also learn of practical solutions. Hertz insists that debt relief should be delinked from International Monetary Fund and World Bank "good governance" conditions, arguing that there isn't time for impoverished countries to revamp their political systems. Instead, Hertz...