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George Will aptly called the Webster decision a "pre-climax." Whatever label you attach to it, the Supreme Court has established the greatest test for democracy, taking a controversial issue and returning it to the people. Whether or not you despise the rhetoric behind the decision, one must applaud the principle behind the decision...

Author: By Michael Stankiewicz, | Title: Sending it Back to the People | 7/11/1989 | See Source »

Moments before House Speaker Jim Wright launched into his resignation speech last week, his nemesis Newt Gingrich was seen merrily whistling through the halls of Congress. When Democrats and then Republicans stood to applaud Wright's denunciation of "mindless cannibalism," Gingrich rose to his feet only grudgingly, hands jammed into his pockets. Afterward, Gingrich, the minority whip and second-ranking Republican in Congress, shunned the crowds of waiting reporters. When he finally did surface, he bristled with his usual attack-dog rhetoric: "Jim Wright is forced out, and he blames the rest of us for his resignation. He has insulted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Republicans' Pit Bull | 6/12/1989 | See Source »

...have a chance to confer with the assistant in advance, of course--and we all like to be called "assistants," not "graders"--you may be able to ferret out one or two cosmic assumptions of his own; seeing them in your blue book, he can only applaud your uncommon perception. For example, while most graders are politically unconcerned, not all are agnostic. This is an older generation, recall. Some may be tired of seeing St. Augustine flattened by a phrase or a phrase or reading about the "Xian myth...

Author: By A Grader, | Title: A Grader's Reply | 5/15/1989 | See Source »

...When you applaud a great defensive play thatoccurs in a movie, you know that it's realistic.Plus, even though most of the action is staged, itis frightengly accurate. In fact, the footage fromYankee Stadium and Fenway Park looks like it cameright off of NBC's Game of the Week...

Author: By Seth A. Gitell, | Title: Taking a Swing at the Movies | 4/29/1989 | See Source »

...lonely and failing man even in the midst of his righteous anger. In his Thursday statement to the nation, his smile was just a bit too forced, his somber- visaged Democratic congressional colleagues in dark formation behind him just a bit too straight-backed and eager to applaud. Something was slipping away...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency: The Speaker Should Step Down | 4/24/1989 | See Source »

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