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Down on the Hudson stage, however, the protagonists were engaged not so much in truth seeking as in attempted murder. Kasparov, who calls Karpov "a creature of darkness," had declared his intent not just to defeat Karpov but to destroy him. Accordingly, Kasparov played the opening games with the confident, reckless belligerence of a young Ali. Karpov, though, was fully Frazier's equal. The result was mayhem rarely seen at that level of play. It was like a title fight with 10 knockdowns by Round 3 or, for the more delicate, like a ballet performed not on a stage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Beauty, Truth and Hitchcock | 11/19/1990 | See Source »

...Leadership in Africa is now a very serious problem," said Wamba. African leaders have to "destroy the colonial state legacy and at the same time build on it," Wamba said...

Author: By Veronica Rosales, | Title: Visiting Prof Discusses African Nation-Building | 11/14/1990 | See Source »

...Leadership in Africa is now a very serious problem," said Wamba. African leaders have to "destroy the colonial state legacy and at the same time build on it," Wamba said...

Author: By Veronica Rosales, | Title: Visiting Scholar Discusses African Nation-Building | 11/9/1990 | See Source »

...last night's three-hour hearing, seven of the council's nine members lambasted the plan, saying it would destroy parkland, cast a huge shadow over the surrounding neighborhoods and create excessive air and noise pollution...

Author: By Julian E. Barnes, | Title: City May Sue to Block Scheme Z | 11/6/1990 | See Source »

Richard McKinnon of Congress Group Ventures, which is building a hotel and housing complex in the North Point region of East Cambridge, said that the tunnel alternative would destroy his plans to redevelop the economically stagnant neighborhood...

Author: By Julian E. Barnes, | Title: City May Sue to Block Scheme Z | 11/6/1990 | See Source »

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