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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Overcoming the temptation to further use the power of the office to avoid embarrassment may require a change of character on Clinton's part. His habits of equivocation and obfuscation will have to disappear, and fast...

Author: By David L. Bosco, | Title: Taking the Ship Down? | 3/9/1994 | See Source »

Unfortunately, the frequency of Response Number Two will decline drastically over the next few yeas. in fact, it may disappear entirely. This coincides with the emergence of a new response to "I'm concentrating in Linguistic." This new response is something like: "Oh no. It must be terrible having your department eliminated;" or, "Are you going to be able to graduate...

Author: By Ronald A. Fein, | Title: Why We Should Save Linguistics | 2/24/1994 | See Source »

...avoid the pit of oblivion into which many such working groups disappear, the committee should have a prominent leader capable of capturing national attention. There are many candidates, with Margaret Thatcher and former Secretary of State George Schultz being the most obvious possibilities...

Author: By David L. Bosco, | Title: Harvard To the Rescue | 2/23/1994 | See Source »

...general, the key to the Crimson's win was its ability to seize the game's momentum from the beginning and never let go. On numerous occasions this season, it has established a big early lead, only to watch it disappear in the first and middle portions of the second half. Against the Big Red, though, Harvard got out in front early and was able to stay an arm's distance ahead for the remainder of the game...

Author: By Sean D. Wissman, | Title: W. Cagers Garner First League Win, Defeat Cornell, 72-57 | 2/12/1994 | See Source »

Medak treats the other women in Jack's life with equal abandon. Both Sciorra's Natalie and Lewis' Sheri are intriguing, albeit abbreviated, performances. It is therefore disappointing to see their characters relegated to prop status, as both women only seem to appear so that they can later disappear...

Author: By Ariel Foxman, | Title: Bleeding Heartless | 2/10/1994 | See Source »

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