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...star brought out his acoustic to play two impromptu tunes, stretching his dulled but still bright voice to hit the high notes, entirely solo. If his lively talk had left any doubt about the power Stills has to inspire a crowd, his music quickly dashed it with the first finger-picked chords...

Author: By Simon W. Vozick-levinson, | Title: Rockin' the Vote | 5/6/2004 | See Source »

...Terror Portfolio It's wise to keep a finger in stocks that will benefit if the worst happens

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inside Table of Contents: May 3, 2004 | 5/3/2004 | See Source »

...found academic stardom a dangerous occupation in Iran--in 1999 he was jailed for 18 months for his ideas. But his scholarly perseverance has led to breakthroughs in one of the great intellectual quests of our anxious age: reconciling Islamic traditions and modern democracy. "Kadivar puts his finger on the burning issues for progressive Muslims," says Iranian reformist Mostafa Tajzadeh. "He has broken taboos which others were too afraid to even approach...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Democracy: Forging the Future: Reclaiming Islam for a New World | 5/3/2004 | See Source »

...unlike any of the women and men she accused of witchcraft, resembled a witch herself. Played by HLS student Kristy J. Greenberg, Abigail was a victim, a harlot and a vengeful witch all in one. Her performance was dazzling as her Abigail grew more brazen as her success as finger-pointer and actress of the court increased. Thrown to the ground by her supposed lover John Proctor, she only grew stronger and got her revenge, beginning with a devilish bell-like laugh...

Author: By Julie S. Greenberg, ON THEATER | Title: Review: 'The Crucible' Powerfully Reflects on Present | 4/26/2004 | See Source »

...Manila, Philippine police bust a cadre of al-Qaeda members plotting to blow up 12 airplanes, a scheme they called Operation Bojinka (Serbo-Croatian for explosion). On a test run, the co-conspirators had planted a small bomb on a Philippine Airlines flight that killed one passenger. Officials finger Ramzi Yousef--the wanted leader of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing--and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed as the plot's masterminds. An accomplice of Yousef's, Abdul Hakim Murad, who learned to fly at a U.S. flight school, tells interrogators he and Yousef discussed a plan to fly a small plane...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 4 Dots American Intelligence Failed To Connect | 4/26/2004 | See Source »

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