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...Trimble's resignation as First Minister, due to take effect July 1 if the Irish Republican Army refused to disarm. Unless rescinded within six weeks, Trimble's resignation could cause the collapse of Northern Ireland's complex power-sharing arrangements. London and Dublin hope a new reform package will sway the I.R.A. to lay down its arms. THE NETHERLANDS Judgment Day Former Serbian strongman Slobodan Milosevic was delivered to the U.N. tribunal in the Hague for prosecution as a war criminal. His extradition coincided with the release of $1.28 billion to Yugoslavia. International donors said that the loans and grants...
...governed by a new infrastructure committee comprised of Harvard Corporation and Central Administration members as well as members of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences—a concession to FAS concerns that despite paying nearly forty percent of the total fund, they would not have any more sway in the decision-making process than those schools that were paying less...
...finishing area where makeup and nails are applied, a scene both horrible and erotic confronts my eyes: dangling from chains from the ceiling are seven headless, footless, handless dolls of varying shapes of female perfection. They sway back and forth, hypnotizing me - until I notice that seated behind me are five of their silicone sisters. Startled, I turn to look them in the eyes. Maureen Kelly, a 40-ish California blond with a rock 'n' roll outlook and a cat tattoo on her ankle, laughs at my discomfort. She does makeup and dresses the dolls. "See that one?" she says...
...names that have floated to replace White are Gov. George Pataki's counsel, James McGuire, and criminal lawyer Thomas Engel, a former federal prosecutor in N.Y. and a Federalist Society member. But the change in control of the Senate could give Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer a bit more sway in the choice...
...says. "They're keying on the negative and not looking at the good work I did." In her 21-year career with the Oklahoma City police, she had an unbroken string of positive job evaluations and was Civilian Police Employee of the Year in 1985. Her ability to sway juries and win convictions earned her the nickname "Black Magic." In 1994 she was promoted from forensic chemist to supervisor. Until recently, Hall says, she did not have "a bad piece of paper in her file." Now Gilchrist is on paid leave; in June she will face a two-day hearing...