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Good thing Marsalis is not competitive. Otherwise, God help the competition. From the time he first appeared on a public concert stage with the New Orleans Philharmonic at age 14, Marsalis has been blowing away would-be rivals and leaving music professionals flap-jawed at his technical virtuosity. In 1984 he burst into national prominence by winning Grammys in both the classical and jazz categories, the first of eight such awards he has collected. The unmistakable sound of his horn, whose fat, breathy tone can sing, shout, growl and whisper like a human voice, has thrilled audiences from New York...
...constitutions of both East and West Germany recognize the Oder-Neisse line, but German Chancellor Helmut Kohl created an international flap when he suggested that a reunification treaty could not reaffirm that understanding without the consent of the united German parliament...
Today the Lance flap is long forgotten and Genscher's renegade view of the Soviets, once derided by his allies as being "soft" on communism, has proved visionary. Among the Foreign Minister's rewards has been a vastly improved relationship with his U.S. counterpart, James Baker. Though the two men sparred testily over the Lance affair, they now act like old pals. Both are workaholics, lawyers by training, brainy and pragmatic; when together, they cut through diplomatic blather with hyperspeed. "Genscher loves to play with Baker," says a German diplomat. "He understands how Baker's mind works -- so much like...
...Some liberals question whether Endowment Chairman John Frohnmayer need enforce the new rules so confrontationally: the National Endowment for the Humanities is not requiring recipients to sign any new pledge. But the pressure on the NEA has been unrelenting, in part because the religious right has discovered that the flap revived its flagging organizational and fund-raising efforts...
...Noriega flap illustrates, the law also has the potential of blocking the funds that suspects need to hire the attorneys of their choice. The measure, complains Neal Sonnett, president of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, "gives prosecutors the power to disqualify a Clarence Darrow while allowing a more pliable lawyer to remain in the case...