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...scenes. This was most strongly exemplified by Hanson, who gave an excellent performance of Clarence's dream of drowning from Richard III. Clarke was also solidly entertaining as Benedick from Much Ado About Nothing, musing on what follies seize men after they fall in love: "I will not be sworn but love may transform me to an oyster, but...till he have made an oyster of me, he shall never make me...a fool." Jae Y. Kim '96 gave a rousing call to arms in Henry V's "St. Crispian's Day" speech, and Scott A. Rifkin '97--earlier overeager...
...cigarette maker, whose brands include Chesterfield, L&M and Eve, admitted what just about everyone outside the industry long held as fact: that cigarette smoking causes lung cancer, heart disease and emphysema. In another affirmation of the obvious, Liggett acknowledged that nicotine is an addictive substance. That refuted the sworn denials that seven industry leaders, including a Liggett representative, made before Congress in 1994. Says LeBow of the thinking behind last week's confessions: "It was a business, a moral and a personal decision...
...official seals for state offices across the country. Meanwhile, Memphis teenager Brandon Hughes exhibited breathtakingly bad judgement when he walked into court for his hearing on a traffic violation with a packet containing 1.2 grams of cocaine in his jacket pocket. The packet fell out as he was being sworn in. Hughes was sent straight to jail for contempt of court; possession charges are a distinct possibility...
...that, as the proverb suggests, is almost impossible. Starr may yet bring indictments against Clinton aides who participated in a possible cover-up during the first term or perjured themselves in sworn testimony. But attention is shifting--from a scandal based partly on the hard-to-believe idea that Clinton tried to enrich himself to the easy-to-believe idea that he wanted to get re-elected. Clinton, everyone knows, cares little about making money. But when it comes to winning, he takes no prisoners...
...more than a year after after foes narrowly lost a bitterly contested referendum but succeeded in writing the laws so that divorce will be a cumbersome bureaucratic procedure for the country's estimated 90,000 separated couples. To end a marriage, couples must first assemble a mass of sworn statements on finances, pension rights, health care benefits and child welfare before a court hearing date can be set. Next step: meeting the eligibility requirements. According to the constitutional amendment, contested divorces are allowed if the couple has been separated four of the past five years and if there...