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WASHINGTON: William Bennett and Mario Cuomo. Who could say "no" to this odd couple? The Partnership for a Drug-Free America hopes millions of teenagers will, after Congress says "yes." The political opposites are teaming up to take the helm of the Partnership, the organization that brought us those eggy "This is your brain on drugs" commercials. They'll be seeking $350 million from Congress and private sources to finance another Partnership anti-drug media blitz. That fits nicely with the White House's 1998 anti-drug strategy, which, coincidentally, also calls for a $350 million anti-drug advertising campaign...
Just in case we haven't sussed out the metaphor from dozens of other movies and books devoted to romanticizing Cosa Nostra, Mario Puzo's The Last Don, a six-hour mini-series (beginning May 11, 9:00 p.m. E.T., CBS) based on the author's best-selling 1996 novel, is here to remind us that the Mob functions no more or less rapaciously than any corporation or government, and at least its employees know a good prosciutto when they see one. Hollywood studios are run by vicious souls, the movie tells us; politicians are a meretricious and evil-thinking...
...Chile's money-happy army. The fighter planes Chile seeks have as their possible target Argentina, which is reducing its armed forces to most citizens' delight. The arms race is dangerous and could disrupt the extensive trade between Chile and Argentina, which is the best guarantee of peace. MARIO CASAS ELIA Buenos Aires...
...Mario Biagioli, professor of the history of science, received a fellowship to continue his research into contemporary styles of authorship and economies of credit in the past 20 years...
...ever increasing flow of drugs across its borders. It is the largest narcomarket in the world, with drug use now seen frequently among elementary and high school students. Before passing judgment on Mexico, the U.S. should examine whether it could be certified as cooperating in the drug war. JUAN MARIO STETA Mexico City...