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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...than mere lapses of historical memory; they are invitations to crushing bigotry. Von Weizsacker makes clear that the past--even a past as terrible as the one the play distorts--can be the foundation for a hopeful future, one free of such hate. It remains for his countrymen to learn to understand...
...whole boma woke up screaming" -- shouting about the leopard the boys had seen -- but had seen only in their dreams. And in the morning, by the goats' pen, the people found leopard tracks. "You know," said Joseph thoughtfully. "There are scary animals. And they eat people. Sometimes people never learn to be brave, and even as old men, they are still afraid...
Although his rhetoric can inspire, Cuomo must now show that his message can sell. His vague vision of the nation-as-strikes some as mushy old liberalism. Notoriously thin-skinned and confrontational with critics, he will have to learn to endure the endless fleabites that come from relentless questioning on the campaign trail. But unlike other potential candidates, Cuomo does not need to scrounge for attention; he is sure to draw crowds, and reporters will trail him like stardust wherever he goes. He has a $4.5 million war chest left over from his landslide re-election and an aura that...
...happened before in big-time sport: a team goes into a rough schedule only to learn that a clutch of key players has been suspended for allegedly taking bribes. But rarely has any ball club been hit as hard as Philadelphia's judicial team was this month. Faced by a truly daunting schedule of cases, it saw 15 of its 105 judges temporarily cleaned off the bench by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court as a result of a federal probe into cash gifts by a local union. The cut may represent the largest number of trial-court judges ever suspended...
...country's problems, Perkins has not. He tells his staff that his chosen role is to encourage all sectors of society to talk to one another. A resolution of South Africa's troubles will take a long time, he says. Americans are too impatient for quick fixes and should learn to plan and work for the long haul...