Word: recordability
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Robert Bourassa, Quebec's premier, has a long record of opposition to separatism, but the abortive battle for the accord has diminished his faith in federalism. After the failure of Meech Lake, he served notice on Mulroney that , Quebec would no longer take part in constitutional conferences; instead, it will deal directly with the federal government in Ottawa. The leader of the separatist Parti Quebecois, Jacques Parizeau, hopes to form a breakaway alliance with Bourassa's Liberal Party, but the premier's chief negotiator with Ottawa, Gil Remillard, still refers to his job as "maintaining federalism...
...which the court gave states wider latitude to restrict abortion. O'Connor's position was more decisive -- and uncomfortable -- than ever. She voted in favor of the Missouri statute under review (which forbids the use of state funds for abortions). But she balked at the opportunity to let history record that the Supreme Court's first woman was also the one who provided the crucial vote to end abortion rights. "There will be time enough to re-examine Roe," she wrote, "and to do so carefully...
...distinctive. Frequently it means something outrageously expensive. G&M, a mail-order house in Bavaria, caters specifically to such tastes, offering a catalog of 273 "carefully selected luxury gifts," with a total value of $26.5 million; among them are a Tabriz rug for $964,000 and a gold-plated record player for $75,000. Dieter Schiwietz, a Hamburg plastic surgeon, says women -- and men -- seem to be having no trouble finding money for face-lifts costing up to $70,000. Says Schiwietz: "Looking good is an important part of the good life...
What does someone do after pitching a record-breaking sixth major-league no- hitter? Well, Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers bought a bank, the Danbury % State Bank near his hometown of Alvin, Texas. The small institution, like many others in the state, hit hard times during the oil bust and was briefly closed in 1986. But its eight employees are enthusiastic about their new owner, whose hero status figures to attract depositors. Says the cashier: "It should be good for the town, very good for the town," adding, "He's told us we'll all keep our jobs." Other...
...Rodriguez episode is the latest in a string of abuses that have aroused concern over Mexico's human-rights record. Salinas, on tour in Tokyo, immediately telephoned Castaneda to offer sympathies and sent a letter to the liberal daily La Jornada promising to pursue the culprits. But at the same time, an editorial in the government newspaper El Nacional suggested that Castaneda, an ally of Cuauhtemoc Cardenas, who ran a close second to Salinas in the fraud-tainted 1988 presidential race, had caused the threat against himself by consorting with the opposition...