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...regularity. That is precisely the point, however. It is these familiar arguments that lie at the heart of the decision about whether the U.S. ought to support the contras. Not "What did the President know, and when did he know it?" The failings, even the illegalities, of a President alter neither American strategic interests nor the morality (or immorality) of supporting anti-Communist rebels. Let the debate begin, again. And may it be decided on its merits...
...hotel seems unfixed in time as well as place. Instead of a history it has a tradition of sumptuous meals, sleigh rides, and genteel conversation. The guests, too, seem determined to erase their pasts, or at least alter them so as to erase some present pain. The deepest, darkest secret is Mrs. Cendrars', it seems, and the revelations in the dessert room all might be part of a nightmare dreamed by her, growing from her secret...
flower, which had just left alter duty, smelled
Minorities shouldn't be held to a higher standard than white people; we should be allowed to sacrifice our principles at the alter of Mammon just like them. After all, this is America and we're all created equal...
...FRONT OF THE TEMPLE'S ceremony room, set off by red-velvet stage curtains, was the altar. Fronting the alter-stage was a three foot wooden collection box--a glass panel exposing a substantial sprawl of bills. Behind the box, yellow marble steps tiered upwards towards a row of white lattice huts, all backed by silver lame curtains. Inside the huts, decked with purple and red leis, sat various wide eyed Kewpie doll recreations of Krishna. The whole thing was strongly reminiscent of a Wheel of Fortune Fun in Hawaii showcase...