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...scholarly detachment. No longer servile to the dictates of Hallmark, I could examine the free market's relentless tendency to corrode and commodify the most miraculous of human emotions. I could unearth the religious and cultural significance of the event; I could lay bare the institutions that sanction or suppress Valentine-related behavior. I could move beyond the trappings of our contemporary society to discover the true meaning of Valentine's Day. And, if I searched with enough dedication, I would have an excuse for being stuck in Hilles on the night of the 14th...
...alleged history of abusing his wife and his state of mind on the night of the murder. Shipp was among those who gathered to comfort and assist O.J. on the night of June 13. He testified that Simpson had admitted something that the defense had vigorously petitioned Ito to suppress. ``He jokingly said,'' recalled the ex-cop, `` `To be honest, Shipp, I've had some dreams of killing her.' '' Having ruled the highly controversial dream remark admissible, Judge Lance Ito has now opened the possibility that it could be construed as a reversible error in an appeals court, should...
...solely political. He knows that instability in Russia alienates investors outside the country and that support and aid from the West and the International Monetary Fund are all at grave risk. Accordingly, it is highly doubtful Yeltsin would think he could boost his popularity by using force to suppress secession in Chechnya. Separatism in Russia is infectious! If Yeltsin resigns, does anyone seriously think his immediate successor would consent to free elections in Chechnya...
...solely political. He knows that instability in Russia alienates investors outside the country, and that support and aid from the West and the International Monetary Fund are all at grave risk. Accordingly, it is highly doubtful Yeltsin would think he could boost his political popularity by using force to suppress secession in Chechnya. To the point: separatism in Russia is infectious! Can anyone seriously entertain the scenario that if Yeltsin resigns, his immediate successor might consent to internationally supervised free elections, however worthy, in Chechnya? Elliott A. Cohen New York City Last year Boris Yeltsin threatened the West with...
...chief gives an order and it's disobeyed," Kohan says. "One has the sense in general that this is a war in which they've broken every single rule that applies to modern warfare." Secretary of State Warren Christopher said today that he supported Russia's right to suppress armed insurrection but worried that Yeltsin's military assault has escalated out of his control; in Germany, Chancellor Helmut Kohl called the Russian leader to press for an end to the violence...