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...earlier controversies--the downhill event, the charge card issue, the flame continually being extinguished during its run through southern Japan, even the recent leftist mortar shell attack at Narita International Airport--are but the pre-Olympic warm-up. As the world turns to Nagano today, Japan will face its largest test...

Author: By Misasha C. Suzuki, | Title: Pre-Olympic Woes Reflect Nagano's Regional Differences | 2/6/1998 | See Source »

LONDON: Back in 1991, the IRA tried to shell 10 Downing Street. Now their political representative is using a more conventional method to gain access: Walking in the front door. Following their controversial handshake in Belfast two months ago, Tony Blair invited Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams to pop round the Prime Minister's residence Thursday for a cup of tea. Talk about historic ? it's the first time since the partition of Ireland 76 years ago that any member of that party has been near Downing Street. Without a mortar bomb in hand, that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mr. Adams Goes to Downing Street | 12/11/1997 | See Source »

That is good advice, but all the buildings must be open for inspection or Iraq will win the shell game. Says a senior White House official: "The inspectors must be permitted to do their jobs and must have unconditional and unfettered access." So what will the U.S. and the other members of the Security Council do to enforce their rules...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IRAQ: THE PALACE OF MIRRORS | 12/8/1997 | See Source »

...resident of Mattapoisett was arrested on the morning of Nov. 23 at 4:05 a.m. after threatening to rob the Shell gas station located at Memorial Drive and River Road with a handgun...

Author: By Courtney A. Coursey, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Log Of Recent Police Activity | 11/26/1997 | See Source »

...households enjoy the big pictures and booming Surround Sound that come with a wide-screen, 25-to-65-in. TV, an audio-video receiver, a front and rear set of speakers, hi-fi VCR and a LaserDisc or DVD player. Less than a decade ago, entertainment mavens had to shell out tens, even hundreds, of thousands of dollars for that kind of gear. Now newcomers can find complete, easy-to-install packages for $2,000 to $3,000--a price range that has helped the industry generate a record $9 billion in revenues...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE HI-FI LIFE | 11/24/1997 | See Source »

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