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...portrayal of Ford's pardon of President Richard Nixon as a reflection that "mercy and healing" were very much on Ford's mind at the time. Far from an act designed to help a poor beleaguered President and heal this nation's wounds caused by the Watergate affair, the pardon was a calculated political move. The pardon blocked application of the rule of law to a President who committed criminal acts while in office and was intended to save Nixon and the Republican Party from further legal scrutiny. It will forever sully Ford's record as President...
...Love; after a short illness following stomach surgery; in Mississauga, Ont. The collegial but incestuous group--which included arranger-songwriter John Phillips, his wife Michelle and Cass Elliot--famously began to self-destruct after the disclosure that Doherty and Michelle Phillips had been having an affair...
...angel. Though underage, she flees Derby with her older, lower-caste boyfriend Jassey, to her family's shame. The young couple settles in nearby Leeds, where Jassey, a trained engineer, sells cheap watches in a market stall to support them. Sanghera rewards his good-humored steadiness with an adulterous affair and a divorce. Then she ditches her lover, finds another husband and leaves him as well, temporarily losing custody of a child...
Lunch for Jacqueline N. Nkuebe ’10 is usually a reserved affair, normally comprising small portions of rice and chicken salad. But during finals weeks, there’s no holding back. “Yesterday, before my Life Sciences final, I had onion rings, fried chicken tenders off the charts, and a brownie—maybe it was two brownies—and some cookies,” Nkuebe said. “I was going to go get some ice cream after that, but I ran out of time before my exam...
...Taken together, however, the two tales of romance say as much about how Indian society has changed over the past few decades as any economic indicator or business deal. Where love in India was once a very private affair, it's now on display all over the movies and soap operas, magazines and newspapers, and between young couples canoodling in parks. At this time of year, wedding season and the lead up to Valentine's Day - a Western tradition increasingly popular in India's more cosmopolitan cities - it's even more noticeable...