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...through a gathering of 320 American Roman Catholic bishops. It was an exceptionally cordial encounter, and the Pope lingered an unscheduled 45 minutes to continue the informal exchanges before a closed-door session began. Again, after the meeting, the atmosphere was relaxed and genial at an outdoor buffet lunch at small tables under white umbrellas. But in between, during the three-hour working session -- the central event of the Pope's ten-day U.S. visit -- the unfaltering fraternal harmony could not conceal an extraordinary, sharply drawn divergence...
...solve our problems," says Field. A new form of Reaganism, possibly even under Democratic auspices, will have to cope with that legacy after Reagan is gone. Few Americans want to return to the Great Society style of welfare. The nation can no longer afford that kind of grand buffet, if it ever could. So the instinct for a new compassion, a word that is often heard these days as a signal of recoil against the meannesses of Reaganism, comes abruptly up against hard realities...
...performances in Sanders Theater will run from 2:00 to 4:30 p.m. the buffet of international foods will follow in Memorial Hall. Proceeds from the admission fees will go to student-run charities for the homeless, including the Center of Hospitality for the Homeless, organizers said. Last year, the event raised...
...There is meticulous information on ingredients and techniques -- buying the correct flours, handling rolling pins and cutters and sealing edges so that dumplings do not steam apart. Cold noodle salad with sesame, peanut butter and chili sauce is a lovely accompaniment to barbecued meats and perfect on an outdoor buffet. The fried Beijing-style dumplings guo tie would be just right with a steaming borscht and a nice change from piroshki. Small fried won tons are a refreshingly different finger food, and the gently sweet miniature split-pea cakes favored by the Empress Dowager Ci Xi would be welcome with...
...homeless people dropped in and partook of the buffet. Students, musicians, and activists also joined the event, some coming to eat, others to distribute leaflets, others to listen...