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...Rupo, a key insider, could lead to the breakup of the coalition government. Prosecutors based their accusations on the sometimes conflicting testimony of a single witness, who said he had sex with Di Rupo in 1989 and 1990. Di Rupo claims to be the victim of "a witch-hunt, a McCarthyism of the worst sort." Following intense political haggling, Parliament last week voted against stripping Di Rupo of his immunity, concluding that the evidence is still too flimsy. But the reprieve was only temporary; the country's highest court was ordered to continue investigating the minister, and lawmakers will again...
...nice talk show, a nice book deal worth a reputed $3 million, a nice son Parker, and most of the readers of Seventeen thinking she'd be a nice President. Who better for Annie Leibovitz and the folks at Vanity Fair to turn into Glinda the good witch? It's not even her first time in the role. "When I was in the first grade I wanted to be Dorothy, but my teacher cast me as Glinda," says O'Donnell. "I was devastated." She doesn't look thrilled this time either. Smile, Rosie. At least you're not in Kansas...
...Adaptation and Natural Selection laid its theoretical foundations. Rather like the World War II physicists who were horrified by the weapon they had invented, Williams blanches at the view of human nature and of natural selection that he helped usher in. "Mother Nature," he says, "is a wicked old witch...
...Washington's dirtiest tricksters and gave his name to an era of witch hunts: "[Joseph] McCarthy's idea of a meal is steak, very well done. 'Cremate it,' he tells the waiter. He almost always has steak for dinner, often for breakfast...He keeps irregular hours, gets up late, goes to bed usually long after midnight. A favorite McCarthy recreation is poker, but many find playing with him too nerve-racking...In seven-card stud, McCarthy will raise, raise again and then again without even bothering to look at his hole cards. Said one opponent: 'You get to the point...
...disconcerting to read in your pages about the witch-hunt for chocolate [HEALTH, Sept. 2]. The enemies of chocolate, by attempting to associate it with a marijuana high through their tenuous research, have devised a reason to make this delightful treat illegal. These are people who want to eliminate all the small pleasures of life. But many of us are prepared to fight back for our chocolate. Underground chocolate factories may soon appear if legislation restricting chocolate ensues. JOEL NEUMAN Toronto...