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...first the winners of the gulf war congratulated themselves for re- establishing the taboo against aggression: invade a neighboring state, and you'll be sorry. But now the loser in the war has exploited an awkward corollary: stay on your own territory, wrap yourself in the cloak of sovereignty, and you can do anything you want. Having been punished for violating the sanctity of borders, Saddam Hussein has found protection behind that same principle as he commits atrocities against his own citizens...
...Justice Department officials have warned lawyers for the Massachusetts Democratic Party that requests for depositions by Kaufman's White House co- workers may be met with claims of "Executive privilege." The White House doesn't want to talk about the case because Kaufman represents an awkward side of Bush's personality. The polite, ever congenial President throughout his career has surrounded himself with political hardballers whom he counts on to say and do the nasty things that sometimes get politicians elected. For much of his career, Bush has begrudgingly gone along, even if the better angels of his nature have...
While news of the rebel victory prompted surprise and appreciation from the U.S., it comes at what may be an awkward time. Tired of waiting for the rebels to prove themselves on the battlefield, Washington has begun urging the resistance to meet Soviet demands that the Najibullah government be allowed to participate in any postwar national elections. But the rebels, bolstered by their sudden success in taking Khost, want to press on with the war. Nudging the fighting parties toward a permanent peace settlement may be harder than ever...
...first number and accompanies the rest of the show. Craig Hickman performs an animated "Embraceable You"--one of Holiday's most famous numbers--and then introduces Holiday herself, who is played by Ketanji Brown. The transition from student jazz concert to drama is innovative, but awkward. Brown, who affects Holiday's dialect in both her monologue and musical performance, is the only member of the cast/company to represent a historical character...
...play under the name and colors of Harvard or Radcliffe. Radcliffe Crew (with the exception of the Radcliffe Rugby Football Club) is the only women's sport which at that time chose the black and white colors, and which today remains organized under the name of Radcliffe. As such, awkward statements like the one in your article--"the women in black--the Harvard women's crew team"--are precluded. We race in black rather than crimson; we row as Radcliffe rather than as Harvard...