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...individual comes close to matching the affection and respect enjoyed by Hussein among both Israelis and Palestinians, but Hussein's life had always been about straddling different worlds. He was at once the beloved monarch of the nomadic Bedouin tribesmen and the cosmopolitan statesman trained in British military academies who loved flying his own plane and was married to an American -- Queen Noor, formerly Lisa Halaby. (She was his fourth wife: A youthful marriage to a Palestinian woman ended in divorce, as did his union with Toni Gardiner, daughter of a British Army officer and mother of his heir, Crown...
...elder statesman of Harvard Yard announces his retirement today; with the departure of Archie C. Epps III from active duty as Dean of Students comes the end of an era in the history of the College. Twentynine years after the young then-assistant dean was carried out of University Hall during the student takeover of 1969, Epps has left a mark on this campus as mediator, spiritual benefactor and consummate protector of Harvard tradition...
...Arafat called "a big step which came late" also opened the tantalizing possibility that Netanyahu, who previously seemed to shadowbox with the peace process, had now committed himself irretrievably to work toward a final settlement. It also provided a stage for Clinton, hobbled by problems at home, to play statesman instead of defendant...
...practices. But opponents speak of him with respect. Says Kate Michelman, president of the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League: "He has been a fierce opponent of a woman's right to choose, but he is also a man of sincere convictions. I think his reputation as a statesman is a fair one and one that he's earned. He is honorable...
NEWT GINGRICH History affords the devalued Speaker a chance to play statesman, restore stature...