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...though Dunn has been crisscrossing the nation this year to talk to alumnae groups about Radcliffe's merger with Harvard, she has often deferred questions about the future, saying that alums could expect "the first dean...to concentrate on talking about the present and future...
...move early to push through a constitutional amendment extending the presidential term from four years to seven. This would give him 11 years in power, assuming he's re-elected in 2004. And as President, Putin will be discreetly ruthless in his dealings with opposition-minded political heavyweights. Finally, expect him to continue his rock-hard line on Chechnya. The breakaway republic's warlords do not just want independence, he believes. They want to demolish the Russian Federation. Putin speaks of direct rule over the republic and threatens to "destroy" anyone who takes up arms against Russian rule...
...case, due April 13, the District Court has to consider whether the city, which is hemmed in by a ring of strong suburban papers such as the San Jose Mercury-News, can in fact sustain two daily newspapers. If Hearst is forced to keep the paper, many expect the company to let it fold rather than pump in the resources necessary to keep it afloat. In fact, many question why Hearst has held on to the paper for so long. But then again, one has to remember it was the Examiner, once flagship of the Hearst Empire, that...
...expect relief from higher gas prices any time soon, despite OPEC's agreement to raise output. The oil-producing cartel and its non-member allies agreed Tuesday on a 1.7 million barell-a-day increase in the amount of crude they pump, in response to pressure from the U.S. for a 2.5 million-barrel-a-day increase. "Washington was pushing for 2.5 million a day in the hope that it would bring quicker relief to U.S. consumers," says TIME senior business writer Bernard Baumohl. "Even an increase of 1.7 million won't bring U.S. energy prices down that much...
...teen market? Of course, there must be coverage of nonpolitical events; nobody is against that. But a cover story using up all that space? In this day and age of unlimited Internet access and an explosion in the number of cable- and satellite-TV channels available, I would expect you to take the lead with in-depth, responsible reporting of important news events that transcend the bubbly charm of Tinseltown. VALENTIN VASILEV Jerusalem...