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...Checkbook Diplomacy...
...Republican nomination, counting the ways in which he was stronger. Dan Quayle, he predicted, won't be able to raise enough money to compete. Neither would Elizabeth Dole, whose candidacy Bush called a relief because she drew some of the heat away from him. Steve Forbes and his bottomless checkbook worry Bush the most, but in the end, he concluded, Forbes isn't electable. At lunches like this one, staff members hand departing visitors a long, favorable article on Al Gore. The message: Republicans have to pick a winner, someone with enough general-election appeal to beat the Vice President...
Call (800) 298-7141 to get a copy of the Catalogue for Philanthropy, which lists 100 of the best smaller charities in Massachusetts, or visit their Web site at www.catphilanthropy.org--and consider giving. You shouldn't have to put your checkbook away just because you find the Senior Gift objectionable. Geoffrey C. Upton '99 is a social studies concentrator in Leverett House. His column appears on alternate Wednesdays...
...Councillor Katherine Triantafillou said she will be attending two workshops titled "Resolving Controversial Issues" and "Guarding the Public Checkbook...
...settle on chicken and dumplings, since it's one of just five foods that all three kids will eat. I'll start by cutting up an onion, but first I have to clear the countertop. Mail, newspapers, coupons--hey, there's the checkbook--it all goes on top of the dryer. The onion goes into a pot of instant broth along with a few limp carrots and some leftover chicken. The camera trails me as I crush some ice for the toddler, who's teething, and throw a load of whites into the wash...