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...Jacques Chirac appointed an interim government of conservative allies to set policy ahead of general elections in June. Led by centrist Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin, the rightist government will seek to address popular voter issues like rising crime, while revisiting measures passed by the leftist coalition of former Premier Lionel Jospin. The nomination of the Raffarin team marks the first time Chirac has shared power with a friendly government since the left swept to power...
...This is a premier academic environment,” said Vasella. “We looked at Europe and the U.S. and the East Coast and the West Coast, and Boston was the best location...
GERMANY After the Grief As friends, relatives and sympathizers mourned the deaths of 16 people in a school shooting, authorities sought measures to help prevent similar incidents. Interior Minister Otto Schily proposed raising the legal age for gun ownership from 18 to 21. Bavarian premier Edmund Stoiber suggested a ban on violent video and computer games. Youth groups said such proposals were an overreaction and would not have prevented 19-year-old Robert Steinhäuser from carrying out his deadly mission at the Gutenberg High School in Erfurt, which investigators said had been planned for at least six months...
...Trying to Break Your Heart,” which opens the album, is perhaps the most gorgeous song Jeff Tweedy has ever written. Built upon a lush, jagged drum beat, the song mines Tweedy’s favorite theme—twisted, bitter love. He is one of the premier lyricists working in rock music today; few songwriters take as much joy in manipulating words. “I am an American aquarium drinker/ I assassin down the avenue/ I’m hiding out in the big city blinking/ What was I thinking when...
...most interesting challenge for the current Lakers would have been Magic Johnson, James Worthy, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s Showtime version from 1987. With Michael Cooper being a premier defensive stopper to use in neutralizing Kobe, and Byron Scott rounding off the best offense in NBA history with his assassin-like three pointers, a 6’9 Magic Johnson would have a field day running circles around the 6’1 Derek Fisher. Shaq would dominate Abdul-Jabbar, who weighs about 60 pounds less, but that would be the only bright spot for the current Lakers...