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...common man image. He needs to answer jabs from Democratic presidential candidates with real changes in his lifestyle, persona and attitude. When candidate Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa says that "Bush's idea of solving a domestic problem is to fire the maid and yell at the butler," the sitting president shouldn't be vetoing unemployment benefits or remodeling the oval office. He should be portraying himself as sympathetic to--and part of--the middle class...

Author: By Steven V. Mazie, | Title: Tricky George | 12/3/1991 | See Source »

Opening for the Dins, the Yale Redhot & Blue performed an inconsistent set, but they did show promise in the a capella innovation department. A spunky "42nd Street," a stylized "Summertime" and a student-composed version of the William Butler Yeats poem, "When You Are Old," provided refreshing angles to old songs. Hopefully, the group will return to Harvard in the near future...

Author: By Daniel J. Sharfstein, | Title: Tougher Than Slim Jim | 11/22/1991 | See Source »

...Gardner was not obligated under the city charter to find a candidate from every ethnic group, he was praised for a statesmanlike gesture when he extended the search for a period of 30 days. An additional Latino candidate was found, but the job went to an African American. Lewis Butler, who resurrected an organization called California Tomorrow, had it right when he said, "In a multicultural environment, affirmative action may mean taking a job away from a black person and giving it to an Asian or Latino...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Viewpoint: Bad News for Blacks | 11/18/1991 | See Source »

...KNOWS what Michael Jordan was doing when he received word that he would play for the U.S. Olympic basketball team in Barcelona next year? Maybe he was sitting at the end of his huge dining room table, wearing a tuxedo, when a butler entered and handed him an invitation on a silver plate. Or maybe he was watching TV in his underwear when the phone rang...

Author: By Phillip M. Rubin, | Title: Thomas Got Screwed | 10/19/1991 | See Source »

...wants to see Jordan compete with Rambis in layup lines--and no one wants to see Jordan get nailed by a Rambis elbow. So some sort of pre-selection should take place. NBA games do tell us that Greg Butler ain't too good...

Author: By Phillip M. Rubin, | Title: Thomas Got Screwed | 10/19/1991 | See Source »

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