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...said the U.S. war on terrorism could also spur increased military aid to fight Colombian leftist groups, whose strategies of kidnapping and guerrilla tactics are often characterized as terrorism...
This results in a Lady Macbeth that’s more compassionate and less brutal than most have seen. In scenes previewed by The Crimson, she caressed Macbeth in his troubled times, not manipulatively to spur him to kill, but tenderly to ease his mind. Faiman’s character constantly tries to reassure her husband and ground him in the natural, not supernatural, world...
...apparent endorsement of Sharon's moves in President Bush's remarks has infuriated the very Arab moderates whose demands for action had helped spur the administration to send Powell in the first place. Arab leaders increasingly believe that Washington is supporting the hawkish line of Prime Minister Sharon. President Bush's confidence in Sharon as a "man of peace" is not shared by Washington's Arab allies, and doubts over whether Sharon's actions are guided by any long-term program for peace are shared by many Israelis, all the way up to cabinet level. The Bush administration sees Arafat...
...During the U.S. occupation of Japan, Anderson read and heard about silent films, but was unable to view one. When Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon won the Grand Prize at the Venice Film Festival in 1951 and opened in New York to critical acclaim, Anderson hoped it would spur interest in its silent predecessors. It did. Cineasts found some films in katsu kichi, private salons showing silent films held in private collections. The groups were organized by Shunsui Matsuda, a benshi who died in 1987. The clubs re-created the original conditions of silent screenings. Last fall, the Pordenone festival invited...
Harvard showed no mercy in the second game as it turned a 3-1 lead into a 12-1 rout with a nine-run fifth inning. Cooley and Whitton each hit three-run homers to spur the rally...