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Occasionally-as in the John F. Kennedy era-charm even seeps between the Puritanical cracks of the American edifice. Kennedy described Washington as "a city of southern efficiency and northern charm." Blessed with a bit of a European education himself, he knew what was missing.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Life in the Charm Lane | 3/12/2001 | See Source »

The birth of the nation is not an altogether blessed event in this canonically loose novel about the Revolutionary War. Patriotism masks hypocrisy and greed. The Founding Fathers cloak private agendas and petty motives in lofty ideals. After decades of antihero worship and historical revision, are there still readers who...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Last Refuge Of Scoundrels | 3/5/2001 | See Source »

Under randomization, students are randomly assigned to Houses with the understanding that each House will be roughly similar to the others. That said, there are plusses and minuses to each House. Cabot, for instance, offers palatial rooms but is quite far from the center of campus. Adams, blessed with a...

Author: By Scott A. Resnick, | Title: On Food and Fairness | 2/28/2001 | See Source »

While asking for the Lord's help against an opponent named the Saints may seem a futile undertaking, the Crimson was blessed with an audience from none other than the Pope.

Author: By Mike Volonnino, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The "V" Spot: Hey, Itsa the Popa | 2/20/2001 | See Source »

--Billy Joel's Only the Good Die Young RE-VERSED Only the Pure Get Blessed

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Just Give Me That Biblical Rock 'n' Roll | 2/19/2001 | See Source »

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