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...many people would be strong enough to just say no? To reject immediate wealth and accept a relentless shadow of violent death? Yet the major did say no, and turned over the data to his superiors. His bravery is only one unsung ballad of honor in Colombia's crusade against its cocaine cowboys. It is also the exception, not the rule...
Perhaps because he thought his father killed himself, suicide always hung like a shadow over Berryman's life, Simpson writes. She recalls an incident after a drunken prenuptial party in New York when Berryman fought with his mother and then leapt onto the narrow railing of her apartment terrace many stories above the city streets...
Since the early 1940s the United States has been fighting authoritarianism around the world. During the '30s, before America embraced its role as a major player in world affairs, the shadow of repressive governments spread over much of the planet: Hitler and his Nazis controlled Germany; Italy was fascist; Stalin and his secret police ruled the Soviet Union with an iron fist; a small military cabal dominated Japan...
Counihan added that Banker was "building as much as he can possibly build and asking for an exemption of parking. In the wintertime, [McMillan's whole building...will be in shadow," said Counihan...
...second-act finale from a strident long vowel to a swallowed short one. Jocelyn Herbert's cumbersome set obstructs movement, draining energy. But emotion intensifies after a dozy first act. As a singer, Sting needs the help of a recording studio, although he summons at least a shadow of the requisite cavalier charm. The main virtue is Kurt Weill's indestructible score...