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...Buffy" is a big hit by the standards of a little network. But it's a niche show nonetheless: It would never go to NBC, ABC or CBS, and if it did, those networks, which need a huge tune-in to keep a show afloat, would either kill or ruin it fast. That leaves Fox - still in the middle zone between the giants and the netlets - and UPN. By The WB's reasoning, then, it would be unethical for "Buffy" to go to any other network that would have it, leaving its makers at the Frog Network's mercy...
...There Emerson hits precisely upon an essential imbecility of our own time. Rabid partisanship, an overboil of conviction, damages sight, impairs understanding, and may even ruin the joy of life. You see the world with one eye, peering straight ahead through one stupid, dogmatic lens, and walk through the day, as if it were a tunnel, in a state of smug, inflamed, combative rage...
...traitor. Allegations of high-level corruption and mishandling of funds abound throughout the West Bank and Gaza. According to a recent United Nations report, the Palestinian economy suffered a loss of $1.15 billion over the first four months of the uprising and is on the brink of financial ruin. Although the uprising itself exacted an enormous financial toll, it is widely believed that Arafat's autocratic handling of Palestinian finances has greatly exacerbated the situation...
...writing and then by enduring a public skewering from hostile legislators. Alternatively, the climax could come a lot sooner: Wahid's adversaries are trying to convene a special session of the People's Consultative Assembly, which has the power to oust him. Either way, Wahid could face political ruin unless he can quickly mend ties with parliament...
...have access to imported fruits and vegetables, medical care and other supplies. In essence, the only Iraqis who are not threatened by poverty are those who rely directly on Hussein for their subsistence. How can an opposition ever emerge if the only people not teetering on the brink of ruin are those who are most loyal to Hussein...