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...John King Fisher (Alfred Molina) and Pacey Witter. The hype is good for this gun toting, rough riding drama set in Texas, 1875, the one setback being it threatens to diminish the number of syllables Dawson can intelligently use in a sentence to just under one. Seriously, in their quest for freedom, the Texas Rangers put it all on the line to protect their homeland, their country, their women and the Potter B&B-after all, they have a history...

Author: By Arts Editors, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Summer Movie Preview | 5/19/2000 | See Source »

What always seems to wreck Africa's hopes is that so few of its strongmen are really interested in peace. Foday Sankoh and his Revolutionary United Front rampaged across Sierra Leone for nearly a decade, hacking the limbs off countless civilians in a blood-soaked quest for power. Sick of the slaughter, members of the international community brokered a peace pact that last July ultimately gave the rebels amnesty, a share in government power and a piece of the country's diamond wealth. It apparently wasn't enough, so violence has erupted again in poor, shattered Sierra Leone. And this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Peacekeepers in Peril | 5/15/2000 | See Source »

...mainstream adjust their behavior so that they live in harmony with nature. But environmentalists also need to adapt to a new reality and join in a search for workable solutions rather than acting like prophets crying in the wilderness. The best solutions can be found in compromise. In the quest to attain sustainable global development, the middle way must be sought--and sought urgently. RAYMOND M. KEOGH Bray, Ireland...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: May 15, 2000 | 5/15/2000 | See Source »

...prohibition against unreasonable searches and seizures trump the all but unanimous community desire to test its children for drugs? The American Civil Liberties Union, representing Tannahill and his son, will soon test the question of how far the government can go in overriding traditional constitutional restraints in its quest for a "drug-free America...

Author: By Joseph L. Jacobson, | Title: Finding Drugs, Losing Rights | 5/8/2000 | See Source »

With prices that rarely top $20 for even the best bottles, Rieslings have become hot sellers at some wine stores--if you can find them in stock. The German government doesn't fund wine promotion, putting vintners at a major competitive disadvantage in the quest for shelf space. The wineries are tiny, family-owned affairs, a circumstance that does plenty for the charm factor but little for the marketing budget. For Rieslings that do make their way to wine merchants, the customer can find another obstacle: deciphering the label. The average Joe looking to expand his horizons has to stare...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Riesling's Revenge | 5/8/2000 | See Source »

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