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...then there's Jacques Parizeau, the now on-his-way-out separatist Premier (although he refers to himself grandly as the "Prime Minister"), who tainted his loss by blaming it on "money and the ethnic vote." He told the Los Angeles Times last summer that Quebeckers would be trapped like "lobsters in a pot" once they voted "Yes" to his packed question, further throwing into doubt his sincerity in negotiating with the rest of Canada. I think he just wanted to mint his face on a new Quebec-franc coin. He'd have been the founder of a new nation...
...after Quebec Premier Jacques Parizeau announced his resignation over barely losing the secession referendum, it looks as though Canada may soon be dealing with an even more formidable separatist. Leaders of the Parti Quebecois are already trying to revive their push for secession under the banner of Lucien Bouchard, the movement's charismatic co-leader. Since Parizeau's decision to leave Tuesday, at least two potential replacements have said they would defer to a Bouchard candidacy. The Parti Quebecois, which took power in Quebec last year, chooses its leader through a vote of all 150,000 members. TIME's William...
...Harvard men's team did not fare as wellas its dashing leader, finishing a disappointed sixth. Still, both Carswell and the team harbor high hopes for the Easterns, coming up on November 7th. And it's a good bet that Carswell, the Ivy League's premier runner, will comethrough...
...premier ballet company gains distinction by adding to the established repertoire, either by reviving lost works, or defining new ones. Sadly, the season opener of the Boston Ballet testifies that the company can't keep pace with their ambitions...
Based on the stories of Hans Christian Andersen, 'Happily Ever After' fails to mingle originality with entertainment value. This season's premier bodes ill for what ought to be a first rate company...