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Gary Gaetti, Minnesota's powerful third baseman, imagines there will be five characters in these play-offs, counting the Homerdome. "The dome is home, man," he says slyly. "We use it." As discombobulating to strangers as Fenway's great Wall, the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome has seen 56 Twins victories...
The best protection against disaster is choosing the right doctor. Despite an abundance of qualified plastic surgeons, the $250 million-a-year industry has attracted numerous charlatans and quacks working in "chop shops." Doctors advise prospective patients to seek board-certified surgeons who have admitting privileges at reputable hospitals. Says...
The Iran-contra debacle clearly showed the dangers of relying on semiprivate operators to handle such tricky covert missions. The CIA's legal authority and practical capacity to operate in the gray area between intelligence activity and paramilitary action have come under grave question. The business of conducting covert wars...
The day after the signing ceremony, some 3,000 Indian troops landed on the Tamil-dominated Jaffna peninsula in the north of the island. Their task: to disarm the guerrillas and take up peacekeeping duties. Those efforts promised + to be tricky; the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, the largest and...
Despite their misgivings about the proposal, U.S. officials believe Gorbachev's offer could prove the basis for an eventual compromise if tricky disputes over on-site inspection of nuclear facilities, including virtually ) unannounced visits to operational centers, can be resolved. As National Security Adviser Frank Carlucci put it, "If they...