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Ordinary Algerians have lost faith that anyone can win the bloody showdown. In the three years since the war started, the secretive clique of army generals running the government has only deepened its credibility problem by appointing no fewer than three Presidents and four Prime Ministers. "Corruption has never been as bad as it is now," says Omar Belhouchet, an Algiers newspaper editor who has survived two assassination attempts. Even middle-class people who are frightened by the fundamentalists have little faith in the government. "Every official statement for the past three years claims to have broken with the past...
...Harvard women's basketball team's regular season culminates tonight against Dartmouth, in a title showdown that would cause most schedule-makers to salivate...
Dartmouth managed to dethrone Brown and to gain sole possession of second place in the league. Penn also won twice more, setting the stage for a showdown on the 17th...
...Crimson's win earned them a finals showdown with Northeastern, which advanced with a 24-0 win against B.U. in the first game last night...
CONTROVERSY: A King-Sized Showdown in Atlanta...