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...senior employees were asked last week what they thought of him, all three men sang his praises but insisted on anonymity, for fear that Mike might be upset that they had said anything at all -- and then had second second thoughts, calling Ovitz to confess pre- emptively that they had talked to a reporter...
Many Harvard professors say the practice has no scientific basis, and is little but superstition, but some Harvard students sheepishly confess they often take a peek at their horoscopes, and even occasionally find truth there...
...does not routinely ask citizens whether they employ household workers, scofflaws can be detected through tax audits called for other reasons. The chances of that happening are far greater than the risk of being nabbed by the understaffed immigration service. Even so, people who voluntarily come forward to confess could swiftly find themselves without a nanny. "If someone has an illegal worker," notes a spokesman for the immigration agency, "there isn't any way to make that person legal without waiting a long period of time...
GENTLEMEN: I must confess serious doubts about the efficacy--or even the integrity--of the "classic" exam period editorial, "Beating the System," you reprinted recently...
...risk of provoking another letter exposing my crypto-liberalism, I confess that I find the country's present mood of Clinton-worship more inspiring than disconcerting. Quite aside from my opinions of his policies, I welcome the unfamiliar sensation of living in a society which feels that respect and enthusiasm for our political leaders is acceptable behavior even for intellectuals...