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...example. The behavior of our own Republican Sen. Sam Brownback is another. I used to think Sam was okay for a politician. A few years back, he was running for the House (before Dole left his Senate seat). Brownback was the guest of honor at a small banquet hosted by members of the Taiwanese American community in his district. I was there as I heard him assure everyone that he supported democracy and Taiwan's progressive liberty. Cool, I thought. He was sympathetic...

Author: By Susan Yeh, | Title: POSTCARD FROM TOPEKA | 7/24/1998 | See Source »

...last winter I went to the Chamber of Commerce banquet and explained that I had been misunderstood. It all depended on how many fountains there were, I said. I didn't want to dismantle a fountain if we had only one more fountain than Rome. I didn't want to lose the edge. I didn't want to arrive in Rome some day and find a sign saying, "Piu fontane di Kansas City...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Steak Through The Heart | 7/20/1998 | See Source »

...bathroom, no running water, no kitchen inside... Here is much better." Feng's new home is 900 sq. ft., and he bought it for $5,000, which he borrowed from the bank. He has two bedrooms and all the amenities he lacked before. And now he is giving a banquet in the new hotel to celebrate the birth of his first son. Money is flowing into the town because of all the dam-construction work, and as he circulates among the tables with a bottle of rice liquor and good-luck eggs boiled in red dye, his guests are aglow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The China Summit: The Pulse Of China | 6/29/1998 | See Source »

Standing in front of his 1997-98 squad at the post-season banquet, Harvard Coach Ronn Tomassoni did his best to shed light on the year's journey as he summed up the 32-game season in one word: progress...

Author: By Rebecca A. Blaeser, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Men's Hockey Enjoys Shining Moments in Lackluster Season | 6/4/1998 | See Source »

...stared out at his 21 returning players at the post season banquet, Tomassoni firmly announced an end to rebuilding, declaring, "It is time...

Author: By Rebecca A. Blaeser, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Men's Hockey Enjoys Shining Moments in Lackluster Season | 6/4/1998 | See Source »

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