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...certainly touched on a topic of concern for both writers of this letter. Nguyen writes eloquently about societal needs and there is little reason to disagree with his goals. But we certainly are not in agreement with the headline or with some of the reasoning behind the op...
...Jerusalem Bureau Chief Lisa Beyer,"because President Bush was famous for taking on the Shamir government over settlement policy." The Israelis hope the younger Bush will develop a more Israeli-friendly attitude from his visit. For his part, the Texas Governor is happy just to get a good photo op -- you never know when a good pic might resurface in a campaign...
Even if the consensus in Washington is that Clinton will not be impeached, that consensus has been wrong on nearly every matter of consequence all year. And there's still the messy question of how to stop "the process." In an op-ed piece last week in the New York Times, Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter suggested that Congress simply set the case aside and leave it for Starr to pursue after Clinton leaves office two years from now. Sources tell TIME that Ralph Reed, the former head of the Christian Coalition, even sent a memo to House Speaker-in-waiting...
Ohlsson did well to close the programmed portion of his recital with the B-flat minor Scherzo. This playing was feverish, addictive, note-perfect and luscious at once. An especially fine cantabile reminiscent of a well-played B major nocturne (Op. 9 No. 3) and a successful barrage of blind leaps made for a triumphant exit...
...Celebrity Series artists are generous this year--Ohlsson gave four well-chosen encores, beginning with a sansculottes Revolutionary etude, and continuing with a glib. graceful Mazurka (Op. 30 No. 4), an ostentatiously fast and harrowing C-sharp Etude (Op. 10 No. 4), and a morsel of Scriabine farfallonery, the Etude Op. 49 No. 3. In effect these encores were four excellent piano lessons...