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...board and hasn't been seen in public since June, had turned his company into something of a personal piggy bank; they accuse him of misappropriation and aggravated breach of trust. (Sahashi's representative has filed a petition rebutting these allegations.) On Oct. 30, the lawyers invited reporters to check out Sahashi's lavish office at the company's Osaka headquarters, complete with a fully stocked wet bar and a hidden bedroom and sauna. "I wanted to show the extent of his misdeeds," said attorney Toshiaki Higashibata, who organized the event...
...imagine the near impossibility of culling from a mountain of great photos the one image that reveals the essence of a harrowing story that took days to convey in newspapers and on radio and TV. But the cover picture of a lone firefighter kneeling to check a fire-hose connection against the background of a tree erupting in a ball of flame summed up Californians' frustration and helplessness. The Dantesque orange glow bathing the entire scene imparted a netherworld aura to the image and gave me the uncomfortable feeling that there was no escape. I was arrested by a stark...
Reading William Kristol's commentary on why a Republican could win the White House in 2008 made me flip to the cover and double-check the date [Nov. 5]. Kristol must be living in a time warp that sent him back to 1978 if he can describe today's Republican Party as the "anti-Big Government party" and the "party that understands war" while calling the Democrats the "party of big spending." I guess Kristol was away when his party reconvened Congress to interfere with the decision to end Terri Schiavo's life; sent gallant troops to Iraq ill-equipped...
Third-place Dartmouth (has a funny ring to it, huh?) has three wins, all against mediocre Ivy teams at home. Only one of those ingredients is in place for the Big Green mañana. Check it: the Ancient Eight has a combined 22-11 home record this year. In league contests, the advantage is even more pronounced—the host has won 15 of 20. Three of those five losses belong to Columbia and another one came in overtime. So while Dartmouth’s surprising season, including a 59-point outburst versus Cornell last weekend, has been...
...Staff writer Jonathan Lehman can be reached at jlehman@fas.harvard.edu. —Check thecrimson.com for updates...