Word: semana
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Maria Cristina Caballero, a research editor for Semana Magazine and currently a fellow at the Kennedy School of Government, said death threats forced her to leave Colombia...
...minutes of your life, is slightly more topical: Hot Shots, Part Deux. Like a "fast track" rally, it's full of ex-presidents, and snuck in among the groaners is a classic swordfight between a near-bionic Lloyd Bridges (as the current CIC) and the returning villain de la semana . . . mustachioed mad chemist Saddam Hussein. The best laughs in life are cheap...
...year has passed since president Ernesto Samper Pizano of Colombia was first accused of taking millions of dollars for his 1994 presidential campaign from the cocaine-rich Rodriguez brothers of Cali--time enough for him to emerge as a strong and conscientious leader. A poll two weeks ago by Semana magazine gave Samper a 63% approval rating. Last week, however, all that trust came unraveled. Explosive allegations by a former close aide implicated Samper more forcefully than ever, and brought the survival of his presidency into doubt...
...World, was not a mariner, and his version is filled with errors that have caused endless dispute over such basic matters as Columbus' course on his historic sail and where his little fleet made landfall. Candidates for this honor include San Salvador, Grand Turk, East Caicos, Semana Cay, Conception Island and half a dozen others. In these, as in a myriad other matters, we still don't know enough about Columbus and never will...