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Indeed, with the humanitarian stakes in Chechnya as high as they are, the world must be able to respond to the Chechen conflict in an informed and intelligent manner. The Russian government may be concerned about creating a favorable image before Yelstin's successor is elected next year, and it may be concerned with regaining lost pride after a decade of impotence. But, as citizens of a nation that purports to uphold democratic ideals, the Russian people have a right to the truth about what is happening in Chechnya...
...true believer. In an age when not only belief in God but belief itself brings a smirk to hip, jaded faces, this is a film out of time, the most devout movie in a modern setting since Robert Bresson's Diary of a Country Priest (1951), and a worthy successor to The Last Temptation of Christ, Martin Scorsese's 1988 parable of doubt purified into faith. Love Dogma or dismiss it, but don't condemn the film for what it isn't. As Ben Affleck, one of the zillion-dollar stars in this $10 million film, says...
However, this issue is one that the council must discuss with care. They cannot simply ship Healy out without creating the impression of a negative working atmosphere for his successor. And Healy has an impressive record to rest upon, having made Cambridge one of the best-run cities in the country. If he continues to work as city manager it is important that the council and manager cooperate on civil terms. The council has as much to lose from Healy's experience as they do to gain from the sort of "rubber-stamp" city manager some of its members desire...
...bring "smart" credit-debit cards to Russia and was hoping for the support of Luzhkov. Prescott knew Luzhkov wanted to meet with Clinton and asked Tony if he could set it up, according to Tony. Former White House officials tell Time that this was touchy business; Luzhkov, a potential successor to Russian President Boris Yeltsin, has been accused of having links to Russian mobsters. Recently he had been involved in a dispute with an American businessman who was subsequently found murdered in Moscow. That it was Tony who was requesting the meeting with Luzhkov made things very uncomfortable for Berger...
...Council also heard presentations on the developments of ASPERIN, the Arts & Sciences Personnel Information system; HERS2, the FAS Registrar's new records system; and HOLLIS, a successor system to the current library catalogue of the same name...