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ANTONIN DVORAK: AMERICAN SUITE, SYMPHONY NO. 9 (Virgin Classics). Libor Pesek conducts the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra in exuberant renditions of these powerful works, whose brooding Slavic soul belies their New World theme...
...ORBISON: MYSTERY GIRL (Virgin). This was going to be Orbison's first original solo album in ten years; it turned out to be his farewell. A little slick, but at least one tune, She's a Mystery to Me (produced by U2's Bono), is the perfect valedictory...
...taking us back from whence we came -- paganism." But prominent Nigerian artist Bruce Onobrakpeya notes that the Yorubas "worship God through the spirit Orisha, who will pray to God for them and obtain the blessings they desire -- not so very different from parishioners kneeling before a statue of the Virgin." The decorations remained...
...system that we consider modifying the separation-of-powers principle and move toward adapting some of the features of the parliamentary system....With the exception of a few members, they were no more willing to question the validity of the principle of separation of powers than to discuss the virginity of the Virgin Mary. We have come to regard our constitutional system as we regard the Bible. Like the Chinese emperor of old, our presidential office, if not the presidents themselves, is perceived as invested with the mandate of heaven. It is a matter of blind faith, not common sense...
...Barry's woes, a federal grand jury and the Department of the Interior, which oversees the affairs of the U.S. Virgin Islands, are sifting records of a $250,000 project in which Barry and other District employees were to provide the islands with personnel policy advice. Much of the money seems to have gone for luxury hotel rooms and meals. The manager of the project, until he was fired for suspected misuse of funds: Charles Lewis...