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...problem today, however, is that this curiosity is drawing our attention from substantive concerns. We may applaud the fact that the Bush White House is a lot more open than the secretive and "basement" attitudes of the Reagan days, but the press is reporting the diversion, not the issue...

Author: By Juliette N. Kayyem, | Title: Keeping the Press Barking up the Wrong Tree | 4/22/1989 | See Source »

Treasury Secretary Nicholas F. Brady praised the bill, saying, "[We] applaud the Senate's efforts to maintain strong capital requirements...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Senators Approve Savings and Loan Plan | 4/21/1989 | See Source »

Although I dislike in general advertising that appeals to sexual insecurity, I have to applaud the folks at Johnny Walker for the latest of the series, which ran in the April issue of The Atlantic Monthly. It follows the same format as its predecessors--two handsome men discussing the allure of a new sexual prospect. Except in this ad, they're referring to another...

Author: By John L. Larew, | Title: Fusion, Boozin' and Snoozin' | 4/13/1989 | See Source »

...contrast, Sasha says, he is enthusiastic about A.A.'s methods. "The beginning for me was when I learned that the word alcoholic could be said out loud, that people would even applaud. With alcoholism, you have to admit despair before you can experience victory...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Soviet Scene: Moscow Beginners Where Slava Starts Over Again | 4/10/1989 | See Source »

...turning back on something that'simportant to the College, but I applaud [Jewett's]statement that he will seek next year to changethe system across the board," he said...

Author: By Lisa A. Taggart, | Title: Lottery Plan Reversed | 3/2/1989 | See Source »

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