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Gallo, one of the world's most famous -- and ambitious -- scientists, probably did not know that the virus he isolated was a contaminant that came from a sample sent to him by Montagnier's lab. But Gallo grabbed the spotlight and tried to deny the significance of the French achievement -- until the facts came out and Montagnier got the credit he deserved. A pained smile plays over Montagnier's face as he recalls the years of bitter charges and countercharges. "The whole scientific community followed Gallo," he says. "We knew we were right, even if we were the only people...
...feel for Chelsea. No matter how much her parents try to shield her from the spotlight, the public will continue to scrutinize everything from her hairdo to her clothing to her speech. And if her dad makes it into the White House, things will only get worse. Seventeen will publish a spread on 1600 Pennsylvania avenue's youngest resident; Sassy will run an interview and print every "like" and "um" Chelsea utters. She will be thrust headfirst into the role of American Spokesteen...
...overwrought vision of possession and sexual hysteria. A co- production with Covent Garden, it was directed as an arresting theater piece by British experimental director David Freeman. Freeman uses gymnasts as the devils who torment the heroine, having rehearsed them in concentrated, mesmerizing animal movements that quickly steal the spotlight from the singers. Trendy? Possibly. But the production maintains its musical balance as well...
Though he told friends after his confirmation that he wanted to be out of the spotlight for a while, Thomas' first-term rulings were pugnacious, blunt and, for a new Justice, relatively numerous. He wrote nine opinions for the majority, four concurrences and eight dissents. "Thomas hit the ground running," says University of Michigan law professor Yale Kamisar. "He's in there mixing...
Reardon said a malfunction with a 150-watt spotlight used to illuminate the window probably caused the fire. The lamp might have been dislocated when the window was re-installed last week, Reardon said...