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...national interest. This tragedy illustrates the dangers of chronic indulgence by parents. Some in Nepal will not accept that such an act could be done by a son, or by a crown prince. But history and real life show that it is all too possible. Others with a penchant for conspiracy theories will not accept the certainties that come from a straightforward expose of the facts. The legacy of the Prince of Darkness will trouble Nepal in the future. MITHUN JUNG Kathmandu...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jul. 2, 2001 | 7/2/2001 | See Source »

...Pickard's open manner may solve one of the bureau's worst management problems. Many agents respected Freeh for his integrity, but his penchant for killing messengers and turning minor screw-ups into felonies earned him the nickname, "The Queen of Hearts" Not surprisingly, bad news sometimes didn't get to the Director until it had festered to really rotten. Case in point: the McVeigh mess, which began to crop up last January but which was kept from Freeh until it was leaking to reporters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Agents Like the New Acting FBI Head | 6/28/2001 | See Source »

...wanted to be when I grew up: a baseball player. But by the time the wheat was beginning to separate from the Little League chaff, I was firmly established as chaff. I had trouble hitting to the outfield, and my fastball topped out in the low sixties with a penchant for hitting the backstop...

Author: By William P. Bohlen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Goin' Bohlen: It Can't Be Just a Job | 6/7/2001 | See Source »

Johnson, who mentors a little sister through Quincy House HAND and serves as the Teach for America campus coordinator, has always amazed Bullock with her penchant for doing good...

Author: By Victoria C. Hallett, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Junior To Appear In Glamour Magazine | 6/6/2001 | See Source »

Senior coxswain Jon Cahill, aware of Yale’s (4-3) penchant for early leads, got the Crimson off to a fast start, with an early eight-seat lead...

Author: By Jessica T. Lee, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Dominates H-Y Regatta | 6/4/2001 | See Source »

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