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...thousand years ago, Trojan War victor Agamemnon died of stab wounds in his bathtub. That his wife killed him wasn't the worst part. His glorious reputation tarnished by accusations of adultery and human sacrifice, the supreme allied commander kicked off without getting the chance to redeem his former glories in the eyes of the judgmental Argives...
Gaidar's demise came after two weeks of turmoil at the Congress of People's Deputies. After compromises had collapsed and a constitutional crisis had been averted, Gaidar fared poorly in a vote, and a weary Yeltsin caved in to the conservatives. To succeed Gaidar, Yeltsin sullenly chose Victor Chernomyrdin, 54, a former Communist Party apparatchik from the powerful energy industry...
Diana looks to be the victor in the separation negotiations. Care of the children will be shared, but Diana gets a reported $1.55 million a year, the Kensington Palace apartments, a staff that is mostly her own, continuance of her status as a senior member of the royal family and a life free from Charles' glower. She may have insisted on Major's underscoring her right to be ^ Queen. With the clamor in Parliament, this may be an unrealistic notion. But Diana should not be counted out; her friends say the public has not seen the extent of her portfolio...
...Victor Englebert (Chronicle; $35). During the past 30 years a Belgian photographer-writer lived and traveled with the last nomads of Africa -- the Tuareg, Bororo and Danakil tribes. His diverting account shows many things these supposedly primitive wanderers have to teach the outsider about family values...
George Bush may be a summertime neighbor in Kennebunkport, but the final election returns showed that Maine voters awarded the President a sorry third place in November's balloting, with 206,504 votes (30.39%), trailing Ross Perot, who won 206,820 (30.44%) and Bill Clinton, the victor with 263,420 (38.8%). Perot finished second in one other state, Utah. His strong run in Maine showed again that the state is receptive to mavericks. Down Easters chose independent James Longley as Governor in 1974 and made Jerry Brown the winner of last February's Democratic caucuses...