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Seiji Ozawa conducted with fierce precision and tackled the diabolically difficult fugue with great skill. The BSO strings responded with a nearly flawless performance, and concertmaster Malcolm Lowe had many fine solo moments. At the end, the 62-year-old leather-jacketed Corigliano emerged onto the stage, and was called back several times. On the second half of the concert, Krystian Zimerman gave an excellent performance of the warhorse of all warhorses, Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto no. 2. (Actually, the inclusion of this piece was surprising, given that the concert calendar had clearly indicated that the third concerto...
...Justices could say confidently that the counting begun Saturday failed on "equal protection" grounds, no matter when it was supposed to finish. That which neither campaign had asked for - a fair, sensible statewide undervote count lasting past Dec. 12 - the Florida Supreme Court showed neither the right nor the skill to grant. Not with time running short. Bush's advantage, headed into a delicate presidency, is that most of America had suspected as much all along. This was not that kind of clean fight; these were not that kind of fighters...
...totally behind her," Zotter said. "Anyone who'll see her in an intimate environment will pick up on her skill...
Harvard Coach Tim Wheaton is certain that Larson has the skill to play in the league, but her ability to make a roster will depend on how she fits in with what each individual coach wants...
...cantankerously quixotic former Democratic Congressman who served from 1961 to '98; in San Antonio, Texas. The first Mexican American to represent Texas, "Henry B." developed his combative style in the 1930s by boxing in illegal matches to pay his college tuition, eventually becoming a Golden Gloves champ--a skill he almost used in a Capitol Hill cloakroom on a G.O.P. colleague who called him a "pinko." In 1989 he became chairman of the powerful House Banking Committee, speaking out on the S.-and-L. scandals and Iraqi arms sales--and calling for President Bush's impeachment. Though a hero...