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...Prime Minister Harold Macmillan. When Kennedy's callow self-assurance first foundered after the Bay of Pigs debacle in 1961, Leaming writes, Jackie stepped in, using her social skills and talent for imagemaking to wrap his presidency in an aura of maturity and dignity that it did not yet possess...
Some bin Laden watchers speculate that he particularly has his eye on Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, as they possess, respectively, 25% of all proven oil reserves and the Islamic world's only known nuclear bomb. Bin Laden has referred to the Saudi oil fields as "a large economic power essential for the soon-to-be-established Islamic state." Asked by TIME in 1998 about reports that he was trying to acquire nuclear and chemical weapons, he replied, "If I seek to acquire these weapons, I am carrying out a duty. It would be a sin for Muslims...
...position on the living wage unclear. We hope that when the Harvard Committee on Employment and Contracting Policies currently examining the issue makes its report, Summers will choose a course of action that shows the “passionate moral commitment” that he said the University must possess...
...aging stars. North Shore originally cast real-life couple Olympia Dukakis (Mr. Holland’s Opus) and Louis Zorich (Paul Reiser’s father on Mad About You), but both left the production because of scheduling conflicts. The show, however, misses nothing with the stars it does possess...
...While the young stars of Joyride’s cast possess talent, their abilities are somewhat misused in the film. In an interview, Dahl explained that he chose Walker for his appeal and charisma. While these particular qualities shine through the character of Lewis, the actor is much less convincing in scenes requiring fear or tension. Dahl also described Zahn as dramatically gifted and incredibly funny. However, while comic relief is a device welcome to thrillers, many scenes dominated by Zahn’s admittedly funny comedy divert the path of the plot’s progression. Sobieski, whose talent...