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...mighty Amazon river itself is seldom referred to or shown. Portrayed in popular culture as a romantic mystery of steaming jungles, wild native peoples and unpredictable currents, the Amazon river shown here looks calm and serene in the mid-morning sunlight...
Even if they are pleasantly impressed by Abdullah, many in Washington will continue to yearn for King Fahd. He was a monarch who seldom wavered in his friendship and almost never spoke out against the U.S., while Abdullah will more readily express Arab frustration with American policies such as support for Israel and the unilateral bombing of suspected terrorist facilities. "Under Fahd, we had a 'special relationship,'" says a Saudi official. "Now we may have 'special differences...
Harvard's defense never had the penetration of Columbia, only bringing down Lions quarterback Paris Childress once, while seldom forcing an errant pass...
Clinton's open exchange of views with Chinese President Jiang Zemin, Peking University students and callers in Shanghai is unparalleled. The Chinese have now seen a democratically elected leader talk with the people in an open way. And they may think twice about why their own party leaders are seldom seen in public, let alone speaking in an impromptu fashion with them. XIAO-MING YU Charlottesville...
...Dutch study suggests that rheumatoid arthritis and hay fever are seldom suffered by the same person, a finding that may yield new treatments. Both conditions are thought to be autoimmune disorders mediated by two types of T cells. The type active in hay fever may help suppress the type active in rheumatoid arthritis...