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...radio interview I heard last week, Rodgers was as combative as ever toward Sister Doris, pointing out the absence of women in the College of Cardinals and remarking that do-gooders of her sort should "butt out" of business affairs that don't concern them. But as I interpreted what he was saying--with someone like Rodgers you sort of have to read between the blusters--he is, in fact, cooperating with two organizations that responded to the dust-up by offering to help him find a qualified woman for his board. "Always be particularly polite to nuns," one little...
Dole vs. Couric. Chicken George and Butt Man. Bob Woodward reporting that Hillary communes with Eleanor Roosevelt, and a former FBI man claiming (without evidence) that Bill sneaks out to the Marriott for trysts. The political silly season is upon us--a patch of especially funky Washington weather that is spreading nationwide and reminding Americans why they hate politics. Every election year has one of these strange spells, which always combine high dudgeon and low farce: politicians trading blows over trivial issues while important concerns get reduced to the level of cartoon. What makes this season stand out, however...
...disparity of wealth, wage stagnation, layoffs and an economy that creates jobs but not well-paying ones." Elizabeth Panetta, a 31-year-old former bartender who is training the Los Angeles students, puts it more bluntly. "Union Summer is a shot in the arm--and a kick in the butt," she says. "The labor movement has been tired and worn out in many places and unprepared for the issues...
...wedding party sat glumly ignoring the ruckus, as the street theater proceeded outside. "We felt bad about disrupting the wedding," said Kamaria Finch, a Sarah Lawrence activist. "But when we saw the waiters giving us thumbs up, it was worth it." Union Summer was learning to kick butt...
...truthful junk habit." He blithely betrays his friends; his schemes help send two mates to jail and another into an early grave. When a baby in his shooting gallery suddenly dies, Renton's only impulse is to shoot up. He also smokes, talks dirty and blasts a dog's butt with BB-gun pellets...