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...don’t admit it often, but I’m not much of a chocolate person. Unlike most people, if offered a choice between a chocolate and a non-chocolate dessert, I almost always choose the non-chocolate one, and I don’t know anything about how to tell good chocolate from not-as-good chocolate...
...maintains that anti-Judaism in early Christian writings is "really there. It had a tremendously pernicious influence over the centuries. There's something dangerous about believing that it's not there, because then you don't have to deal with the problem. It's a much better solution to admit that it is there and then come to terms with it." But Falk hopes, "If my thesis is adopted, Jews will be better Jews and Christians will be better Christians." --By Richard N. Ostling. Reported by Michael P. Harris/New York
...that the tension and rivalry of the hostage crisis are over, the television networks are examining their own performances. Even the most gung ho among them admit to some doubts. Anchors, cameramen, reporters worked long hours, often in dangerous circumstances, yet some of the response seems less out of gratitude than concern over television's excesses. Savoring the drama, the public was also concerned about the national interest...
...that has not existed before. They have tried jailing black leaders, but this is not a led movement. There is an unintended partnership between the A.N.C. trying to take credit for the disturbances, and the South African government trying to blame them on the A.N.C. because the government cannot admit to itself that no one person or organization is responsible...
Almost any newspaper editor who is questioned on the influence of USA Today will agree that, yes, it is a force, and will add, "My competition is copying that paper shamelessly." Though some may be loath to admit it, executives at papers ranging from the Minneapolis Star and Tribune to the New York Daily News to the Orlando Sentinel acknowledge that USA Today's sports coverage has led them to beef up their own sections. Many newspapers have sprinkled their front pages with bold colors, expanded their weather maps and added more charts and sidebars. Though most editors contend that...