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...international waters while intercepting illegal oil shipments from Iraq, and each incident has an Iranian connection, the Associated Press reported Tuesday. Vice Admiral Thomas Fargo, commander of the U.S. 5th Fleet, told AP that the incidents, combined with the smugglers' use of Iranian waters, indicate that the Iraqi oil ring is "centrally controlled within Iran." Iraq must sell the illicit oil on the cheap, but it desperately needs the infusion of cash, while Iran reaps large profits from the oil upon resale. The shipments fall outside the limited Iraqi oil sales approved by the United Nations to raise cash...
...Simpson case had a remarkable ability to represent the evils of contemporary American life. Not long into the three ring circus of a trial that the media gleefully beamed into our homes, it became clear that the cheap, silly sensationalism of American pop culture had at last infiltrated American jurisprudence. An America that had been "Sally Jessed" and "Geraldoed" adnauseam only needed a nudge from a football player-turned-B-movie-actor-turned-B-murderer to go completely nuts. Every pathetic character in the long and sundry march toward the first verdict was vaulted into international fame. The ridiculous "surfer...
...Bolognas' battle escalated into a full scale, three-ring legal circus. They eventually appealed the case to the state's Supreme Judicial Court, where they lost it on what they describe as a legal technicality...
...outlook, and his agenda for the Washington Opera reflects his more conventional programming taste. In addition to the standard Italian and French fare the company has traditionally presented, he plans a foray into the German repertoire with new productions of Richard Strauss's operas as well as Wagner's Ring cycle, the calling card of major opera companies worldwide. "We chose him because he is a consummate musician," says Patricia L. Mossel, the company's executive director. "He knows voices. He is a very fine pianist. He knows the singers firsthand, having sung with them. What better person to cast...
...they are linked by a common purpose. "God brought me here to win a Super Bowl," says White, who in his 11-year career has never been in one. "Personal awards mean nothing to me," says Favre. "I just want the ring." Neither player thinks it's going to be easy, despite the 14-point spread over the Patriots. "Two touchdowns is crazy," says Favre. "Bill Parcells' teams don't even give up two touchdowns...