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Then what does that Grammy, a little gold-plated Gramophone on a pedestal, represent? A souvenir of a TV extravaganza. A talisman of mainstream commercial success. A bit of show-biz immortality that, since this is show biz, after all, is more tenuous and suspect than other varieties of eternal fame (anyone remember 1980's five-Grammy grand slammer Christopher Cross?). Sinead O'Connor is right: the Grammys probably do "respect mostly material gain." But in the words of a very prominent Grammy wanna-grab, we're living in a material world...
Throughout the hour-long lecture, Levy said Israel's position has been made tenuous by its proximity to hostile Arab neighbors...
...three Somali clans that have feuded for centuries, named hotel owner Ali Mahdi Mohammed, 52, interim President until elections could be held. But Mahdi's party, the United Somali Congress, grew angry at his appointment by a clique of elders and attacked the action as "hasty" and "unnatural." The tenuous troika could swiftly come unglued...
...other hand, serious negotiations between the Israelis and Palestinians might lead to a land-for-peace settlement. Though it could be argued that this result will be linked back to the Gulf Crisis, such a link would be tenuous at best. Baker would not have promised a thing before the Iraqi withdrawal--not even a conference. His subsequent efforts on behalf of a peaceful settlement would only be a continuation of already-established policy...
...linked in the off-hours by phone, fax and video; an army of bureaucrats below constantly moving around the network with plans and ideas. But a number of people wonder if the leaders are traveling a bit too much for their own good. British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's tenuous hold on her job may have finally loosened while she was in Paris. Gorbachev's junketing, while helping him become the toast of the world, has not halted the erosion of his position at home. Old hands at this game, like former Secretary of State Dean Rusk, have warned...