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...best among the 23 entries in competition. But the picture threw the international critics into a tizz. They weren't sure they should approve of a work of popular art so enjoyably and cleverly crafted; after a week studying the snail trails of European anomie and Third World angst, watching Pulp Fiction was like sneaking out of a final exam to go on a bender...
...close to North Korea. You have to get the Chinese on board, and they will not come on board without settling a whole host of other issues so that they become part of the world management team for peace, stability, progress. One day you hammer them for human rights, the second day for the export of prison-produced goods. The third day for something else, and the fourth day you tell them: We are friends, so help me settle this...
...misunderstood that particular "piercing question" and noted that neither the Bulgarians nor the Americans have a Proust. Then he made the ornery outburst: "My critics, many of whom could not locate Papua New Guinea on the map, want to convict me of contempt for multiculturalism and defamation of the Third World. I am an elderly white male -- a Jew to boot. Ideal for their purposes...
...human rights in China. China is a proud country that has evolved from a remarkable civilization over ten times as old as the United States? With a population of about 1.2 billion, and a geographic area of 3.7 million square miles, China is the most populous and third largest country in the world. Throughout much of their history, the Chinese have proven that they can survive just fine without contact with the rest of the world, including the United States...
Around the Nation: Princeton is on top of the women's lacrosse world, at least for the moment. Last week the Tigers whipped nationally-ranked Delaware, 17-7, and Penn State, 10-3. And if that wasn't enough, they also squeaked by third-ranked Virginia in overtime...