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...Lewis, head of Twain's record label and one of Lange's few confidants, says, "I don't think he's an agoraphobe." But he adds, "You wouldn't be the first to call Mutt Lange a little strange." And more than a little rich. He has an undisclosed stake in Zomba Music Group, which was purchased by BMG last week for $2.7 billion, and with his songwriting and production royalties, he is one of the wealthiest men in music...
When the Supreme Court announced last Tuesday that it would review the University of Michigan’s affirmative action admissions policies, it rejoined the battle that has been brewing over racial preferences in higher education. At stake is the future of diversity in American universities. Following in the footsteps of University Presidents Derek C. Bok and Neil L. Rudenstine, Lawrence H. Summers should lead Harvard in a vigorous fight to preserve the use of race in admissions...
...Harvard women’s basketball team missed out on another opportunity to stake a claim as one of the better teams in the country, falling to No. 12 Minnesota, 92-69, yesterday at Lavietes Pavilion...
...Hussein’s character underlie any plan for containing Iraq; deterrence, after all, can be effective only against those who are reliably rational. The history of Hussein’s rule, Levin’s optimistic assertions notwithstanding, indicates that the United States would be foolish indeed to stake the security of its population on assumptions of Hussein’s rationality. Containment of such a dictator neither eliminates the threat, nor even maintains the status quo—as time passes, Hussein’s arsenal grows, and American options dwindle...
...lifted the hopes of millions of Koreans, won him the Nobel Peace Prize, and looked as if it would be his greatest legacy. But in the end, even the President's nordpolitik came to seem flawed. North Korea's recent disclosure of a secret nuclear arms program drove a stake through his cherished policy of rapprochement. After gambling so much on North Korea's leader, Kim will leave office savoring the sour taste of betrayal...