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...desire to escape the poverty and tyranny of Stalin's Russia and return to France. When a French acting troupe comes to Kiev, Marie seizes an opportunity of escape by giving a letter to the lead actress played by Catherine Deneuve. Marie hopes the French government will recognize her plight and help her return to France...
...that it would take a particle accelerator the size of the Milky Way to detect them! I am not alone in fearing that string theorists are not really practicing science anymore; one leading physicist has derided string theory as "medieval theology." Paul, here is persuasive evidence of science's plight...
...Elian's plight has also given Castro, 73, life support. Last fall, el comandante's relevance was dwindling: even as he played host to a summit of Latin American and Iberian leaders, the spotlight fell instead on foreign capitalists and pro-democracy dissidents. Elian's "kidnapping" changed all that. As a result, Cuban politicos privately declare that even if Elian never returns...
...weakened in recent years, as has public support for the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba." And even as the anti-Castro exiles use the Elian case as a make-or-break campaign to revive their fortunes, it's working wonders for the dictator they love to hate. "Elian's plight has given Fidel Castro political life support," says Padgett. "The true foes in this fight - Castro and the CANF - both want this to last, in order to revive the influence they enjoyed during the Cold...
...referred to was supported by 69 Senate co-sponsors as well as the Administration and the environmental community. To suggest that the legislators who backed this law were motivated by campaign contributions is beyond insulting to the many members of Congress who listened carefully to our plight and worked with great diligence to solve a problem that needed correction. The result is that now the true polluters, not the scrap industry, will be left with the responsibility of paying for cleanups. JERRY SIMMS, DIRECTOR Environmental Affairs Atlas Metal & Iron Corp. Denver...