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...countries that, politically at least, outweigh their equally real similarities. The Haitian military clique that seized power in 1991 is an outlaw regime, scorned by nearly all other nations, that sustains its power over a terrorized populace by brute force. Yet its army is a rabble that could be swept aside by an American invasion force in a matter of days, if not hours. Cuba's communist government, by contrast, has survived 35 years of U.S. hostility and the collapse of its longtime patron, the Soviet Union. Despite growing anger and privation among Cubans, Castro retains a degree of popular...
...White House went on the record opposing "term limit" laws that try to prevent elected office from turning into a career -- and way of life -- for politicians. The popular -- and populist -- measures swept the country at the turn of the decade, and have been making their way through the courts ever since. One such law, in Arkansas, has now made its way to the Supreme Court, where Clinton's Solicitor General has requested permission to argue against term limits. The First Lawyer will likely use the familiar argument that the new rules undermine the Constitution framers' original intent...
...measure of the evil that has swept through Rwanda that the symbolic guilt represented by Cyangugu's stadium was more potent than any reassurances the ministers could offer. Before the speeches had concluded, 2,000 more Hutu, convinced that they would be killed by the new government if they stayed in Rwanda, were already trudging across the border to the Zairean town of Bukavu...
...Norse and German sagas -- is assured of a sellout. Audiences travel across continents to submit themselves to the Ring's thrilling embrace. Among Wagner's many other theatrical gifts was his ability to build a climax at the end of every act, so that the audience is continually swept into a musical catharsis. Movie scores -- like those by John Williams for Star Wars and several Spielberg epics -- avidly try to duplicate the master's visceral thrills but always fall short...
...wouldn't expect such strange dynamics from a pair who have recorded all the major cello sonatas together over the last 15 years. For most of the Schumann, it seems that the strings are seated much further behind the microphone than the pianist; their resultingly tinny tones are swept away by Ax's nebulous waves of sound...