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...long line at the bank. I asked where the bank was, unable to recall having seen it. "Oh, it comes around in a van once a week," he said. The mobile library comes once every three weeks. Most people on the tiny island (pop. 1,000) don't bother with a mailbox. The letter carrier just opens the front door and leaves their mail in a convenient place...
...difficult to find a Democrat in Washington who doesn't say publicly that the nomination is Gore's if he wants it. But it's just as hard to find one who privately expresses any enthusiasm for the prospect. That doesn't bother Zimmerman, who says, "The Beltway underestimates Al and Tipper's very strong national following." Maybe so, but many big-and not-so-big-name Democrats are discovering that urgent matters demand their presence in states that happen to hold early presidential primaries. Even Gore's running mate seems to have got the bug: last weekend Senator...
...President Bush and his political guru Karl Rove were big Riordan backers, and the former Los Angeles mayor came back into politics at Bush's urging. But Riordan never seemed especially enthused. He didn't bother to prepare for politics outside Los Angeles. He displayed little knowledge of statewide issues, once telling farmers that his plan for helping agriculture was to hire the best experts on the subject...
Travelling, though, doesn’t bother Harvard...
...success” and being “good at stuff.” The phrase “I have so much free time” is about as rare as a smallpox epidemic. We could endeavor to delve into the psyche of these students, but why bother? Let us just accept that some of our peers will forever strive beyond excellence, even if that means forgoing sanity, moderation and real happiness. If you are one of those people, you need not read on. If you have always felt deep down that there is no need...