Word: powerfulness
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...also unlikely to be handed over by the Serbs, despite the NATO members' vow to deny all economic assistance to Yugoslavia until Milosevic is ousted from power. "The vast majority of Serbs regard the Hague Tribunal as just another vehicle of NATO," says Anastasijevic. "Even the most liberal elements on the Serbian political scene think indicting Milosevic was a bad idea, because it gives him further incentive to use any means available to stay in power." In Hollywood, of course, that?s a perfect setup for a sequel...
Much of the ANC?s goodwill has derived from Mandela?s inspirational persona. But the 80-year-old patriarch?s retirement at the pinnacle of his achievement leaves a new generation of leaders to face the complex challenge of correcting the dramatic inequalities of wealth and power bequeathed by apartheid, imbalances that have resulted in growing unemployment and burgeoning violence. Mandela is almost certain to be replaced as president by Deputy President Thabo Mbeki, 56, who has effectively run the government since being anointed by Mandela as his successor two years ago. Although the former ANC diplomat?s competence...
...rush to fill the resulting security vacuum. There's little enthusiasm in Beirut for helping the Israelis out of what is perceived as a mess of their own making. And any security deal would have to be approved by Syria, which holds a de facto military veto power over the decisions of the enfeebled authority in Beirut. Before covering Israel's back in southern Lebanon, Damascus wants to discuss Israeli withdrawal from the Syrian territory it has occupied since...
...that veteran actor MARTIN SHEEN will star as a fictional President in The West Wing, a series to debut next fall. This will not be Sheen's first trip to the Oval Office. In fact, over the course of his career, he has frequently traipsed through the halls of power (including a tour in the Armed Forces as General Robert E. Lee in the 1993 film Gettysburg). Anxious as we are for The West Wing, we're still waiting to see what Sheen could do with a sensitively written role for one of Washington's real power positions, like...
...came to be known as the "smash and grab." But copycat criminals are often lured by the sheer thrill of making headlines. They see America in a furor over Pepsi tampering or high school shootings, and regard it as a quick way to achieve significance. It is a power trip for the powerless, those who feel they have nothing to lose...