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Albright has made little headway in other parts of the world. The Israeli-Palestinian talks have broken down, and China has ignored her calls to stop jailing dissidents. "She clearly has a sharper and more public style," says Richard Haass, director of foreign policy studies at the Brookings Institution. "But if this were a report card, at best you'd give her an incomplete." The final grade depends on results...
...number of lackluster songs, but there are more moments when the band unleashes its formidable energy. The band's lineup has changed slightly--guitarists Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein still trade off lead vocals, but drummer Lora MacFarlane has been replaced with Janet Weiss, whose rhythmic sense is somewhat sharper and more confident. The title song is one of the best: the music bristles with self-assurance and vitality, even as the lyrics suggest confusion: "Dig me out/ dig me in/ outta this mess baby outta my head." Tucker's wailing vibrato will annoy some listeners (Brownstein's voice...
...even sharper point of contention with the public employees' union has been the Administration's months-long delay in deciding whether Texas Governor George W. Bush should be allowed to turn over the management of the state's cumbersome welfare system to private firms. Several companies, including Lockheed Martin and IBM, are eager to bid on what is expected to be a $2 billion multi-year contract. The unions fear not only the loss of thousands of government jobs in Texas but also the possibility that the idea could spread to other states. The day after the union snubbed...
...Cincinnati Bengals: Jamie Sharper, LB, Virginia. Sharper is very similar to his teammate Farrior. He doesn't always play as recklessly as you'd like, unfortunately. Maybe he was saving himself for the pros. Because Cincinnati is switching to a 3-4, they need more linebacking...
Last week the FCC and broadcasters approached an agreement to phase in new rules that should make the sharper images of digital or high-definition TV available in time for the 1998 football season. By then, broadcasters such as NBC and CBS have agreed, the nation's top 10 markets will be getting the richer television signal--which includes lush digital sound and a crystal-clear picture. Still, few analysts expect HDTV to take off anytime before the millennium. Between the $3,000 price tag for the sets and the slow arrival of new programming, couch potatoes may have...