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...latter qualities may have something to do with a life spent in the second chair. By law, Hussein's heir should have been his eldest son. In the first decade of Hussein's rule, however, his first two sons were considered ineligible because their mother was British. Anxious for an heir apparent, Hussein amended the constitution in 1965 and on Hassan's 18th birthday, named him crown prince. Later Hussein had three more sons, all potential Kings, stirring speculation that the succession remained open. But speaking in August from the U.S., the King declared the matter closed, muting the rumors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jordan: Stepping in for the ailing King is a prince politically similar but very different in style | 10/12/1998 | See Source »

...floor. "You don't have to wear this every day! I do!" she yells. Frustrated Lamaze students? Fugitives from the law? Nope. They're actors, hired by their Toronto corporate employer Mr. Mulgrave to give a rather unusual performance--an improvised reenactment of his own life, which the latter watches from his office building through binoculars with frightening intensity...

Author: By Julie Rattey, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: A 'Roof' with a Powerful View | 10/9/1998 | See Source »

Though we are concerned about the invasion of privacy allowed by the latter stipulation, the new anti-drinking initiatives are, on the whole, valuable in the fight to save lives from alcohol overconsumption. Here at Harvard, alcohol-related incidents that had gone unreported will now have to be revealed to the government. Those numbers may lead to a more accurate estimate of the prevalence of heaving drinking on campus...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Dangers Of Complacency | 10/6/1998 | See Source »

...latter three periods, Harvard rallied, and it erased its scoring woes, out-pointing Richmond, 9-4. Zimmerman recorded a spectacular six goals on 13 shots, and freshman teammate Sean Cheng added three goals...

Author: By Josh Dienstag, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Water Polo Woes Keep Keeping On | 10/5/1998 | See Source »

...brevity. No matter what the subject, each volume seems obliged to weigh in at a hefty 300-to-400 pages. The result is that Classical Music for Dummies is only a few pages longer than, say, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Dealing with Your In-Laws. The latter, like many of the data-lite books in both series, has plenty of filler. One whole chapter, called Crazy Quilt, reminds us that we live in a melting pot (because you never know whom you will end up marrying) and features statistics on how many Hmong are living in Wisconsin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Battle Of The Knuckleheads | 10/5/1998 | See Source »

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