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...bill would mean a central plank of Blair's push to rejuvenate British education - and his broader drive to find ways of modernizing public services without raising taxes - would stand rejected by his own M.P.s. "Disastrous" is how a senior aide envisioned that scenario last week. Then there's Lord Hutton, who releases his exhaustive report into the suicide of David Kelly, the government weapons scientist who found himself caught in a furious row between Downing Street and the BBC over whether Blair oversold the case for war in Iraq. A direct finding that Blair lied when he denied...
Black Vs. Board Who has the right to sell Conrad Black's media empire: Lord Black, the majority shareholder, who is under fire for taking allegedly improper commissions, or the board of Hollinger International, the U.S. public firm that actually owns the newspapers, including Britain 's Daily Telegraph and the Chicago Sun-Times? That's the key question following Black's surprise deal last week to sell his holdings to the reclusive Barclay brothers for a bargain $466 million. Infuriated, Hollinger's board has told its investment bank, Lazard, to find other buyers. "The board believes it has the authority...
...caucus seems as if it were constructed to keep away everyone but hard-core party activists and the pitifully lonely, but it can actually lead to an informed decision. And while three hours seems like a lot to give up for democracy, it's shorter than that last Lord of the Rings movie. The lack of a secret ballot does make some people nervous, but having to declare your political opinion in public probably keeps people from voting for things they should be ashamed of, such as liking cats. Plus there's something nice about getting together with your neighbors...
Biskind's book fleshes out Weinstein's psyche as well as his sicko behavior--and it ain't pretty. He's depicted delivering death threats like a movie mafioso, expecting fealty like a feudal lord and bringing woe upon anyone who asks for back-end profit participation. From Affleck to director Ed Zwick, friends and enemies alike unload their hysterical, often horrifying Harvey stories. Gasp as the mad mogul pushes aside his fellow Shakespeare in Love producers onstage at the Oscars! Cower as he throws stuff across the room! Wince as he chews out loyal employees! And the critics rave...
...government had ?sexed up? its intelligence dossier on Iraq to bolster its case for war, announced that he would publish his findings on Jan. 28. The timing of Lord Hutton's report, coming the day after a crucial parliamentary vote on university tuition fees, leaves Prime Minister Tony Blair facing the toughest 48 hours of his premiership. Soul Searching THE NETHERLANDS The fatal shooting of a school teacher by a student in a high school canteen in The Hague - the country's first such incident - provoked shock, outrage and a public debate on violence and security in schools. The suspected...