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What always seems to wreck Africa's hopes is that so few of its strongmen are really interested in peace. Foday Sankoh and his Revolutionary United Front rampaged across Sierra Leone for nearly a decade, hacking the limbs off countless civilians in a blood-soaked quest for power. Sick of the slaughter, members of the international community brokered a peace pact that last July ultimately gave the rebels amnesty, a share in government power and a piece of the country's diamond wealth. It apparently wasn't enough, so violence has erupted again in poor, shattered Sierra Leone. And this...
...exactly. The Constitution expressly gives Congress the power to establish "uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies throughout the United States." Both the House and Senate bills contain homestead provisions. Neither deals with the basic unfairness of the exemption. The Senate bill would permit bankruptcy filers to retain up to $100,000 in equity in their home. Any amount over that would go to creditors. The House bill would allow homeowners to retain up to $250,000 in equity. But that cap would be meaningless, since any state could opt out of it under the bill. Key members of Congress...
What was that all about? Last week's blundering effort by Time Warner Cable to use its local monopoly power to bring the Walt Disney Co. to heel was almost a perfect illustration of how not to run a business. By depriving 3.5 million households in seven markets, including New York City and Los Angeles, of their God-given right to watch Regis Philbin, some very highly paid people at the world's largest communications company leaped into an early lead for a coveted trophy--the one inscribed "Worst P.R. Move of the Year...
...chairman Reed Hundt puts it, "Those people who might [have been led to] think AOL-Time Warner is a big, scary company already know how big and scary it is." But there was a big rush on satellite dishes in Houston last week, and a heightened sensitivity to the power of the cable companies. Officials in many cities have been looking toward Portland, Ore., which drew upon its power to approve a change in ownership of the city's cable systems to win concessions from AT&T when it acquired the previous Portland cable operator in 1998. While...
...Role for Patti or Madonna 36. James, scoutmaster who lost his position because he's gay 38. Everyday article 39. Notable caravel 41. Dissenting vote 42. Revival shout 44. Court here will decide Pinochet's immunity 46. Ali's daughter, with six straight boxing victories 49. New Deal power agcy. 50. LAX posting 51. Kenny Rogers' She Believes __ 54. They've sued Wal-Mart over bogus T shirts 58. Beatnik's interjection 59. Hands-up time 60. Sweet treat since 1912 61. Lawyers' org. 62. Vietnam-era Admiral Zumwalt 63. Country in which 12-Across is located...