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In the midst of all this sound, fury and fund raising, Geldof has been dubbed "St. Bob" by the press. He has been denounced by Britain's splenetic right-wing Member of Parliament, Enoch Powell, as a "crypto-imperialist" and has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Certainly Geldof...
Why Hussein suddenly opened his arms to Assad remains a matter of speculation. Some analysts suggest that Hussein, perceiving only shaky support from the U.S. and moderate Arab regimes for his peace initiative, felt vulnerable standing alone on the high ground of Middle East politics. "The King is buying himself...
The Roman poet Vergil in The Aeneid called rumor "a huge and terrible monster," and Wall Streeters last week would have agreed. The intense speculation about Pennzoil was part of the high-stakes legal battle the company has been waging with Texaco. In November a Houston jury ordered Texaco to...
Philip Habib, the veteran of diplomatic wars from Lebanon to the Philippines, was back in President Reagan's service last week, this time as special envoy to Central America. There had been speculation that the purpose of his trip was to discuss President Reagan's plans for stepped-up support...
For all the squabbling, neither Barbara Johnson nor the children are likely to be called to the stand. Some observers wonder what the children have to gain in their challenge, since dozens of the preceding wills also slighted them. They claim their fight will benefit their father's philanthropic interests...