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...Dickensian overtones are impossible to ignore. John's situation seems a direct conflation of Great Expectations and Bleak House: he has the hope that his fortunes may improve and the knowledge that, if he survives, he may spend the rest of his days in fruitless litigation. But his adventures call to mind a host of other Victorian novels as well. He is sent briefly to a Yorkshire school and enters the harsh world of Nicholas Nickleby; he overhears a former governess tell her life story, and the events and diction take on the coloration of Jane Eyre...
This new awareness is a direct reflection of changed political realities in the Soviet Union. Nearly 40% of those who won election last March to the new Congress of People's Deputies included environmental concerns in their campaign platforms. The new Supreme Soviet has set out to overhaul the country's environmental laws. In the works is a resolution that would call for environmental-impact statements for all construction projects, a reappraisal of the Soviet nuclear-energy program and a review of the chemicals used in industry and agriculture. The costs will be considerable. Yablokov estimates that for the next...
...military knows the combat exclusion is artificial protection. "The critical point," Army spokeswoman Paige Eversole said last week, "is that these women were trained for whatever contingency they encountered. They could and did fire their weapons where necessary. In war," she added, "we expect women to be casualties in direct proportion to the numbers in which they serve...
...lucky firm would tell the others to bid above a certain figure. In exchange the other companies would get a share of subcontracting work, a direct kickback or first dibs on future contracts. If the firms could not agree, they would call in an officer of the association to mediate. Unfortunately for them, this officer turned out to be the Navy informant...
Last week, following Iran's release of 50 ailing Iraqi prisoners of war, Saddam unveiled a three-point plan to revive peace negotiations with Iran, which have been stalled since 1988. In addition to the release of ill POWs, Saddam proposed direct Iran-Iraq talks and the resumption of airline flights between Baghdad and Tehran. Iran dismissed the proposals as "a new campaign of public deception...