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Having said this, however, it is a pity that the dancing does not always live up to the enchanting effect produced by the scenery, lighting and costumes. Luckily, dancing alone is not the focal point of this classic holiday performance. It is a long ballet, longer than most at two...

Author: By Adriana Martinez, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 34 Times and Still a Good Nut to Crack: The Nutcracker review | 12/10/1999 | See Source »

All nine members voted for the proposal, and when the mayor pronounced the ordinance approved, the audience exploded in a rousing standing ovation.

Author: By Jonathan F. Taylor, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: City Council Approves Pollution Ordinance | 11/2/1999 | See Source »

The daughter of Sukarno, Indonesia's first President, Megawati spent her childhood in the presidential palace and has a Brahmin's sense of entitlement. She instinctively shuns the business of dealmaking and says, "For me, silence is a political act." But her refusal to engage with other parties, plus the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Indonesia's Odd Couple | 11/1/1999 | See Source »

"About as clever as it is original, and probably just as effective. Unless, of course, their desired goal was to lapse into caricature. In which case I would deem the protest a rousing success."

Author: By George W. Hicks, | Title: Harvard, Overheard | 10/29/1999 | See Source »

Pat Buchanan has set a date for the invasion. After months of massing his troops at the border, CNN reports that the man with mixed feelings about WWII has scheduled a press conference for October 25 to announce (finally!) that he?s joining the Reform party and gunning for its...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Here's a War Buchanan Wants to Fight | 10/14/1999 | See Source »

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