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Ousted O.J. Simpson juror Jeanette Harris has presented a long list of complaints aboutlife on the juryto Judge Lance Ito. Among them: That there was racial tension amongjury members, with black and white members using separate gyms and watching movies in separate rooms. Harris also suspected that her room had been searched, and said that some jurors received preferential treatment from guards. The transcript of Ito's Wednesday afternoon meeting with Harris was released today. Although defense attorneys have accused the prosecution in the past few days of trying to sabotage the jury,TIME Los Angeles correspondent James Willwerthsays that...
British Prime Minister John Major and Secretary of State Warren Christopher found common ground during a meeting in Washington today, despite disputes overSinn Fein leader Gerry Adams' latest U.S. visit. The two discussed common interests in Bosnia, Russia, Iran and NATO during a breakfast meeting that sidestepped tension over President Clinton's efforts to broker peace in Northern Ireland. Major was not happy when President Clinton allowed Adams to visit the U.S. last month to raise money for the political wing of the Irish Republican Army, the Catholic organization battling with majority Protestants over political power in British-controlled Northern...
...largely fugal Assai agitato for the second movement, saving his Adagio molto for the third and leaving the piece without a true dance movement. The Quartet navigated the fugue impeccably. By employing a multilayered system of dynamics, the main voice always remained prominent while the others maintained the tension. But before the audience could be thrown into the hysterics usually invoked by middle Beethoven, the Hwang and second violinist Ruggero Allafranchini ushered in a flowing lyrical line that could only be Schumann...
...Hyuk Choi '98 said the housing applicationprocess was problematic for him and his friends."It did cause some tension," Choi said. "We hada group of 14, and basically we split up. No onewants to split up, so you figure that it gotpretty hairy...
...will continue the debates begun in 1992, which were exacerbated but not settled in 1994. At home, with the gap between rich and poor widening, the seemingly ingrained American notions of compassion codified during the New Deal are colliding with the fears of those who feel financially strapped-a tension aggravated by the House Republicans' assault on the social safety net. Abroad there is not yet a consensus regarding America's role in a world safer from annihilation but still convulsed by conflicts that threaten the global economy...