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...Labor Union took 216 seats in parliament, 15 short of an overall majority. Significant blocks of seats went to parties opposed to Poland's accession to the European Union. Self-Defense, the peasants' party led by populist Andrzej Lepper, gained 52 seats and the right-wing League of Polish Families won 38. Solidarity, the loose coalition that had led the previous government, failed to win any seats. ISRAEL Anniversary Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza observed a three-minute silence to mark the first anniversary of the intifadeh that has killed more than 600 Palestinians and 160 Israelis...
...mantras: 1) Offend the establishment, 2) Dispense with anything that smacks of conformity 3) De-prioritize talent and musicianship, as they reflect the very sort of ostentation and self-commodification from which the entire movement seeks to distance itself. Musically, this plays itself out in a total lack of polish and shine—counterpoint melodies, precise articulation and attention to structure or harmonic detail are rare commodities in the corpus of punk rock...
...Taliban does not shift from that position, a shooting war seems inevitable. Sources tell TIME that the first, secret deployment orders issued to the Air Force and Navy set a goal of having warplanes ready for action by Sept. 24. For most of last week, Pentagon officials worked to polish a war plan that is likely to supplement the bombing with missions by special-forces units against terrorist training camps in Afghanistan; the plan also contemplates the introduction of ground forces, if needed, which could tilt the balance of power in the country to the elements that oppose the Taliban...
...usually reading three or four books at a time. I’m reading a Polish poet, Czeslaw Milosz, whose collected poems have just come out. Like everybody else, I’m reading a lot of newspapers and magazines about these events...
...main failing of the show—and it is a big one—is casting. In the rotation of parts, Sept. 25 featured few principal dancers in the showcase roles of the evening, and the lack of quality and polish were very apparent...