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...blame. And yet because Brad is so brutal in his treatment of his wife, so selfish in his needs. Wallowing in such endless self-pity, the message that comes through even stronger is: pull yourself together, man. Go back to college and get yourself out of the plant; adopt a child. Society oppresses, yes, but self-pity oppresses more...
...Overseers Subcommittee on the Harvard and Radcliffe Relationship recommended last month that the Overseers adopt the report at yesterday's meeting...
...said that he would like to see the Law Review adopt a "standard of publishability," as does the Yale Law Journal. He said that, personally, he would like to see a general swing toward "more creative legal writing," but that CCS was not ready to endorse full adoption of the Yale system...
...play a historic role. In his acceptance speech, he surprised everyone by vowing to "fight until the troops die or the country is lost" and to "be buried with his soldiers." While stubbornly insisting that he remain the legitimate President of South Viet Nam, he later seemed to adopt a less drastic position, promising to start negotiations with the Communists. The feeble old man, who everyone assumed could easily be moved aside for the good of the country, proved to be hard to move. To one caller trying to persuade him to step down, he maintained somewhat pompously: "Thieu...
...stages, and is directed at ensuring Israeli security. He added that he found Israelis very divided on his last visit, and that he feels there has been considerable evolution on the Palestinian question within the last year. Hoffmann noted that he did not expect the Israeli to immediately adopt the plan when he proposed it, but simply felt it should be articulated...