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...curtain goes up on a race that may just be beginning, or may already be in its last act. "If he does well, it's his. If he doesn't, he could fall so fast. You could have him on the cover in June--and never hear from him again," says Steve Merksamer, a top California strategist who is working for Forbes. "You wonder if they are building a schoolhouse here out of straw. It's big and shiny, built in 90 days, but the contractor put it together in a way that when the first stiff wind comes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who Chose George Bush? | 6/21/1999 | See Source »

...muscles and one named Peaches. In his boyhood he was ever the prankster and the practical joker. His idea of fun was to frighten his parents--putting a sheet over his head and jumping out at them from a closet, or tying a string to a bedroom curtain and making it move after his parents had gone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MUHAMMAD ALI: The Greatest | 6/14/1999 | See Source »

...know about Carlyle's Great Man theory of history, but what about the Creepy Guy Behind the Curtain theory of history or the Meddlesome Housemaid Who Spikes the Punch theory or the Wife Who Whispers in the Great Man's Ear theory...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dubious Influences | 6/14/1999 | See Source »

Weld Professor of Law Charles R. Nesson '60 has been Berkowitz's adviser since the appeal process began, offering theories, questioning administrators and planning a strategy that he hopes will bring justice. For the past year, the Law School professor has dedicated himself to drawing the dark curtain from the tenure process...

Author: By Jonelle M. Lonergan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Charles R. Nesson `60 | 6/10/1999 | See Source »

...curtain call, the stage that is Harvard Square has played host to many entrances and exits this year...

Author: By Kirsten G. Studlien, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Square Businesses Close, Many Replaced by Chain Stores | 6/10/1999 | See Source »

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