Word: masterful
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...duties as master have been assumed by Harry B. Adams, the former master of Trumbull College...
When the Iraqi master of brinkmanship let it be known that he would "unconditionally" allow the U.N. inspectors to return to their work of prying into suspected stockpiles of biological, chemical and nuclear weapons, he threw into confusion the best-laid American plans for military action against him. On the surface, the letter dispatched to U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan appeared to fulfill U.S. demands that Iraq let unfettered inspections resume immediately. But it came with a two-page annex listing nine items Iraq wanted in return, which Saddam dubbed "positions" but the U.S. called unacceptable "conditions." The approval...
Democrats will try to keep Starr off balance by challenging the process rather than the findings of his investigation. Charges of illegal grand-jury leaks, which are currently under investigation by a court-appointed special master, are sure to come up. So are questions about his handling of witnesses, from the unusually high number of times (more than five, for some) that they were asked to appear before the grand jury to Starr's scouring of their private lives. The story of Julie Hiatt Steele, a peripheral figure in the case, may be aired. She has contradicted parts...
...foolishly perfect world," says master game designer Shigeru Miyamoto almost sheepishly. His team of 140 people labored for three years to create the game, the fifth in the popular Zelda series. The outcome of the video-game wars may well rest on its success. Nintendo hopes Zelda will drive people to buy its console, the N64, closing the gap with Sony's PlayStation. (In the same way, an earlier Miyamoto blockbuster, Donkey Kong, provided the beachhead for the old Super Nintendo Entertainment System.) Some 250,000 customers have already reserved copies of Zelda; demand was so great that Nintendo discontinued...
HOSPITALIZED. RICK JAMES, 50, funk master; from a stroke; in Los Angeles. After popping a blood vessel in his neck during a performance, the "Super Freak" singer felt numb on his right side. Doctors expect a full recovery from the ailment, brought on, said James' spokesman, by "rock-'n'-roll neck--the rhythmic whiplash motion of the head and neck...