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...that sounds vague, it is. Some activists grumble that the world does not need another environmental bureaucracy, particularly one put together in such an impromptu manner. Despite the Russian's passion for his new career, it is clear that he is learning on the job. Still, Gorbachev brings to his new job one irreplaceable asset: the respect of world leaders. Recently he wrote President Clinton to say, in effect, "I stopped nuclear testing; you can too." Says Green Cross board member Thor Heyerdahl (whose writings, beginning with Kon-Tiki, greatly influenced the former Soviet President): "Even though ! there are other...
...Gibson, directing for the first time, presents this deeply wet material in a reasonably cool and dry manner. But his film is in desperate need of smarm busting -- something, anything that would relieve the familiarity of its characters, the predictability of its structure, the bland failure to challenge its perfect correctness of outlook...
...Nevertheless, the U.S. last week put its official stamp on the proposition, adding the country to its short list of pariah states sponsoring terrorism. The State Department declared that "evidence currently available" showed that Sudan allows its territory to be used as a sanctuary and training ground for all manner of Muslim fundamentalist and radical organizations. The announcement followed news reports that linked two Sudanese diplomats in New York City to the aborted plot to bomb the U.N., although that connection was not cited as a reason for putting Sudan on the terrorist list. Said State Department spokesman Mike McCurry...
Herbert's steely, in-your-face style complemented Robert's gentler, laid- back manner. A Harvard Business School graduate, Robert founded Crown Books in 1977 and built it into one of the first successful book discount chains with his pitch "Books just cost too much!" Herbert took pride in such achievements and kept increasing his son's responsibilities. Since the two fell out last spring, however, Robert has been reduced to waiting outside the Washington Post offices at 3:45 a.m. to read the latest developments in the family feud; the only communications he gets from his father are daily...
...distinct impression, however, that I did not fit the mode of this particular sample. The students and clientele alike dressed in a manner that spoke of serious money and, in the former's case, aspirations for imminent adulthood. The program was filled with advertisements for retirement communities. I hadn't brought along a folding beach chair. To make matters worse, I have no gold-sporting cousin named Morry...