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...parodizes and satirizes such revered institutions as religion, the family, and the literary canon. According to Durang, the only rule in writing is "whatever you write about, you must have a strong reaction to it." Ironically, the one institution Durang seems to have no strong opinion about is his alma mater--Harvard...
Then there is the historical factor: the experience of recent campaigns suggests that no normal person who takes the time to think clearly through the prospect of running would decide to do it. The accounts of his wife Alma's fear for their privacy and his safety are not overstated, says a longtime family friend. Stories about her use of antidepressant medication wounded the Powell camp. A family member is blunt about her attitude toward a presidential run: "Alma doesn't want to hear anything about...
Gearan said he is excited about returning to his alma mater to promote his organization...
Powell said that he was not worried about his safety if he decided to run. Alma Powell, whom a family member had said was firmly opposed to a campaign, said that her fears for the safety of her husband were not a factor: "Everybody has known that I had a concern, but I want you to know that played no part in his decision." Mark Thompson notes: "Fundamentally, the guy likes his privacy. His wife says that she wasn't a factor in the decision, but of course Powell took her concerns into account." Mrs. Powell also denied that...
State visit or not, Jiang seemed determined to wring all the advantage he could out of the occasion. He tried to put Clinton on the defensive, insisting he was still outraged that the U.S. had granted Taiwan's President Lee Teng-hui a visa to travel to his alma mater, Cornell University, last June. A Chinese official claimed later that the U.S. "has made it clear to the Chinese side that it has drawn a lot of lessons from the damage it has wrought upon Sino-U.S. relations...