Word: majority
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...staff shows its own pettiness by questioning the president's motives in this situation. This agreement was never a foregone conclusion, and the president stood to suffer a major embarrassment if the talks failed, as they almost did on several occassions. President Clinton was under no obligation to enter these negotiations, and will derive little domestic political gain from their success...
...immediate danger is that a major Hamas attack will goad Netanyahu to back out of conceding land for peace. Palestinian support for the peace process is also at a low ebb. "The mood has changed," says TIME West Bank correspondent Jamil Hamad. "The optimism has given way to indifference and anxiety. Don't expect Palestinians to celebrate this agreement, because they doubt whether Netanyahu plans to implement any deal. For the Palestinians, Oslo was the compromise, and now this is the compromise of the compromise...
Here are a couple major distinctions to think about. Is this a party where people are going to talk to each other, or is it going to feature darkness, loud music, an occasional black light, and lots of perspiration? Or something in between? While you may favor moderation, I definitely don't recommend having a lot of sweaty people in your room without any music, so tread carefully in that "something in between" area...
...dealing with its repercussions on himself and his two young sons. Smith is having problems with his girlfriend, is not on good terms with his parents and most shockingly, is a recovering cocaine addict. The two help each other through small trials, but when it comes to a major one, Verghese suddenly finds himself unable to help. Though the story's conclusion is obvious from the title "A Doctor's Story of Friendship and Loss," and the dedication "In memory of David Smith, M.D.," what cannot be anticipated is the horribly painful way it comes about...
...first, however, the signs seemed to point elsewhere. Opening with Sonata No. 3 in E Major by J.S. Bach, Shaham was quick to highlight his remarkably fluid sense of a musical line and his impressive control of dynamics and tempo. However, the work was fairly unimpressive as an opening to a virtuoso's concert, and Shaham often failed to infuse the more lyrical sections with enough musical vitality and frequently attacked the quieter parts too aggressively. On a positive note, the choice of an early work did reflect the rest of the programs excellent selection of music from all genres...