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A. That is not true. Vietnam has had a strong democratic tradition for centuries. No single king or emperor has ever been feudal. "The order of the king must stop at the village gates," is an old Vietnamese saying. That represents a strong democratic tendency at the grass-roots level...
Yet this show had to be done -- and at a high level of curatorial skill -- in Indiana. No New York museum plans to take it; nor could Manhattan venues be found for Franz Kline, Guido Reni, early Poussin, De Stijl, Lucian Freud and quite a number of other splendid and...
She said that in the eyes of ordinary Chinese, the central government has lost its authority. She also said that many civil servants and provincial officials frequently "ignore or dilute" its orders.
Engulfed by a ball of flames, at least 128 people died, making this crash China's worst reported air disaster. Among the dead was the hijacker, later identified by provincial party officials as Jiang Xiaofeng, a 27-year-old "active criminal."
The provincial renown the Beaux ArtsTrio enjoys unfortunately does not extend tothe Harvard student population. The hundreds oflisteners who fill Sanders Theater weekday nightstend to be adults. While the high price of tickets($18) and the inconvenient scheduling of theconcerts might be prohibitive, the performancesare inarguably strong and a refreshing...