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...Central People's Government." Beijing's attitude toward Hong Kong then could be summarized in one word: control. Now, because of the constraints of the Basic Law, Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa and his officials?whom we should assume are essentially good people?have little choice but to ram through laws and policies that undermine the freedoms underpinning Hong Kong, so long as Beijing desires...
...self-pity and narcissism in Hillary Clinton's Living History are breathtaking [BOOK EXCERPT, June 16]. Apparently she learned nothing from her White House experience. Clinton seems to regret that there wasn't a depression or national disaster to help her ram the socialized health-care scheme through Congress. For the Clintons, citizens are just pawns in their game for political and personal power. It is clear that Hillary does not have the best temperament for the political arena. GREGG MCCONNELL Newbury Park, Calif...
...politics?the decades-old dispute over whether a Hindu temple should be built at a site in Ayodhya where a mosque once stood. The Telegraph newspaper in Calcutta ran the front-page headline hard as diamond, soft as flowers over a picture of a bare-chested Vajpayee depicted as Ram, a Hindu god. One of Vajpayee's detractors on the Hindu right admits, "It is accepted by one and all that Vajpayee is a total win-win man today...
...Panasonic DMR-E50 and DMR-E60 Priced at $500 and $600, respectively, these recorders offer the best deals for the money. Both record onto DVD-RAMs (which you can erase and rerecord but which can be played back only on DVD-RAM-compatible players) and DVD-Rs (which you can record onto only once but can play back on most DVD players). Thanks to the RAM format, you can start watching a program from the beginning, even if the recording isn't finished. You can also watch a previously recorded show while another recording is in progress. The E60 includes...
...digital-video input and rudimentary onscreen-editing features are handy. But since the RW2U supports only the DVD-RW (rewritable) and DVDR formats, it lacks some of the advanced playback features on the Panasonic DMRs. On the other hand, since the RW format is more popular than the RAM format, the discs tend to be cheaper (about $4 each vs. $5 or more for a DVD-RAM), easier to find and compatible with other players...