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...Democrats are in a no less awkward position. They cannot openly root against a recovery, although a sharp upturn could dash the party's election hopes. Both Bill Clinton and Jerry Brown, therefore, must concentrate on attacking Bush's economic stewardship no matter how the recovery develops. "Clinton entered this race because the country has suffered for 11 years without an economic strategy that would make us richer over the long term," % says Bruce Reed, a deputy campaign manager for the Arkansas Governor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Economy Which Way Is Up? | 4/6/1992 | See Source »

...money to Bill Clinton's presidential campaign. You would not expect Iraq's United Nations representative to vote for the resolution condemning his country in the Gulf War. You would not count on a sane squirrel to stop mid-stride to let a dog catch him in a mad dash across the Yard...

Author: By Allan S. Galper, | Title: The Foundation for Intercultural Hypocrisy | 3/6/1992 | See Source »

...Olympics is refreshing, and, in a sense, it's probably necessary to maintain one's sanity at the Games. It would, after all, be unfortunate to waste a trip to Montreal or Los Angeles cooped up in a row of hot seats given little to watch but an occasional dash or 10,000 meter walking race. Kahn's solution to all this highly sanctioned monotony is to keep an alert eye which is ready to wade through the crap and focus on the human quirks and foibles pervading the Games. In a piece on the 1984 Summer Games...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A SCRIBE OF THE OLYMPICS: FOLLOWING THE NEW YORKER'S E. J. KAHN, JR. | 2/20/1992 | See Source »

There were, however, a few bright spots for the Crimson. Tanya Weidinger and women's Co-Captain Rita Raju both set school records in the 500 meter dash and the triple jump, respectively...

Author: By Ishani Maitra, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: Harriers Finish Fourth in Meet | 2/12/1992 | See Source »

...expect that of all self-generated student magazines. The danger is that it uses the means of reasoned scholarship, together with a dash of compassion and a hint of counselling, not to get at the Truth, or even to advance in dialogue toward a more comprehensive understanding, but rather as a weapon, a blunt instrument, with which to beat a discussion into submission. The piece is akin to an intellectual mugging, and all the more disturbing as the dirty deed is done in the name of Western civilization and in behalf, in part, of the Christian Church...

Author: By Peter J. Gomes, | Title: Why Are They So Scared? | 11/18/1991 | See Source »

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