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...near the Salang Pass, the high-water mark of the Taliban effort to drive Massoud's forces from the region. The campaign turned disastrous when Massoud retreated until the Taliban had stretched their lines dangerously thin. Then the Lion of Panjshir turned and abruptly struck at their flanks, a tactic he had used many times against the Soviets...
...jealous ex-husband by portraying him instead as a concerned friend and confidant to a troubled woman. In addition, Baker seemed to be laying groundwork for the theory that other people in Nicole's life might have had reason to kill her. Many legal observers, however, called the tactic risky. "Unless showing her bad character points in some clear way to showing that somebody else committed the crime," says Welsh White, a criminal-law professor at the University of Pittsburgh, "I think it's going to be more harmful than helpful...
...Pacino's Looking for Richard and the British Twelfth Night, or What You Will, directed by Trevor Nunn, the former Royal Shakespeare Company artistic director who has been named boss of the Royal National Theatre. Branagh has his four-hour Hamlet ready for Christmas. Filmmakers are trying every tactic--cultural intimidation, lavish spectacle, frenzied camerabatics and the casting of young stars--to put the masses in the seats...
...their leads were more comfortable, both men followed a policy of completely ignoring their Democratic opponent. Each still refuses to debate and will not even speak before the same audience as the Democratic challenger. For much of the summer, both have refused to respond to their opponents comments. The tactic has been more effective for the 94-year old Thurmond, who is almost a lock to defeat relative newcomer Elliott Close. "You just don't run a political novice against a political legend, no matter how old," Towle notes. In North Carolina, it's a somewhat different story. Helms' bitter...
...proteins attack the cartilage and cause inflammation. One company, Immunex of Seattle, has focused on one such protein, called tumor necrosis factor. Immunex's treatment, which worked so effectively for Lindagail Dixon, consists of genetically engineered proteins that sop up excess tnf, interrupting the cycle of destruction. A third tactic, being developed by Amgen of Thousand Oaks, California, targets another inflammatory protein, interleukin-1, in much the same way. If approved by the FDA, all three drugs could be on the market in a couple of years...