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...April, Elder Statesman Benjamin Franklin advised a friend: "Nothing seems wanting but that 'general consent.' The novelty of the thing [independence] deters some, the doubts of success, others, the vain hope of reconciliation, many. But our enemies take continually every proper measure to remove these obstacles, and their endeavors are attended with success, since every day furnishes us with new causes of increasing enmity, and new reasons for wishing an eternal separation...
...found time to visit Democratic delegates and contributors in New York and Texas, review convention plans, schedule fund raisers to pay off his $1.2 million campaign deficit, and consider procedures for selecting a running mate. One decision: to form a panel of "distinguished Americans" to give advice, if not consent, on a candidate for Vice President...
...monument to sweet unity. At 15,000 words it was half the size of the 1972 model. Missing were provocative stands on homosexuals' rights, abortion, school busing and legalization of pot that helped undermine George McGovern four years ago. The surviving planks were carefully planed, with the consent of all the factions represented, to fit Carter's design. The finished product is undramatic, but has the virtue of being offensive to few and acceptable to many...
...purse string. The superannuated but insatiably lustful Lady Wishfort (Jessica Tandy) controls a fortune and has an itch for the philanderer Mirabel (Jeremy Brett). He, in turn, has fallen in love with her niece Millamant (Maggie Smith) and schemes to blackmail Lady Wishfort in order to secure her consent to his marriage to Millamant. That is just about what happens...
...hospital births should know that they can give birth at home, assisted by a trained midwife. They should know that sometimes doctors order hysterectomies for convenience and that if a patient insists on it, sometimes her uterus can be saved. They should think twice before signing a blanket consent form before breast surgery...