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...began silently cursing this fictitious Yamamoto-san in my head, I noticed a man walking toward me with a slightly hesitant, yet unmistakable sense of purpose. "Are you Amy?" he asked in impeccable English. The relief that flowed through me at that moment is indescribable, and needless to say, any bad feelings toward my guide Yamamoto-san vanished the moment he appeared...
...Kuwait, the countries that benefited most from the Gulf War, appeared to give U.S. actions support. But the Saudi government would not allow U.S. planes based in the Kingdom to participate in the strikes, probably out of fear of retaliation. Many Arab countries feel that the attacks will cause needless suffering to an already impoverished Iraqi population. Others, like Toujan Faisal, a Jordanian member of parliament, view the U.S. strike in the context of President Clinton's re-election campaign. "It is a petty election game between Clinton and Dole," he said. "They are like kids, only they are playing...
...boiled detective with the dour, daring Continental Op of Red Harvest and Sam Spade of The Maltese Falcon. A clear, forceful prose stylist, Hammett was also a loner, a womanizer and a drunk. He had none of Hellman's worldly ambition, and he tailored his behavior to no one. Needless to say, she was crazy about...
...Needless controversy plagued the council this entire year. It voted without fanfare on divisive issues like expelling ROTC commissioning ceremonies from Harvard Yard, cutting funding for the Freshman Formal and supporting a multi-cultural student center, which many students oppose...
...charged her with aggravated child abuse and fraud. According to authorities, Bush, 38, deliberately caused her daughter's ailments by dosing her with unprescribed drugs, tampering with her medications and even contaminating her feeding tube with fecal bacteria. As a result, say officials, Jennifer was subjected to dozens of needless operations and invasive procedures. Bush has denied all charges...