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...What such friends could not easily see...was that Jack's refusal to be a `mere' journalist reflected his inherent determination to be a derring-doer, not simply an observer," Hamilton wrote...

Author: By Olivia F. Gentile, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: New Kennedy Book Features Harvard | 11/23/1992 | See Source »

Unlike other summer flicks featuring schizophrenic cats, bats and penguins, our story's main characters are refreshingly one-dimensional. Shannon is headstrong. Joseph is a doer. Shannon's Irish fiance is an evil nincompoop. Shannon's parents are rich and silly. The rich Irish-Americans who help Joseph and Shannon are corrupt and ruthless...

Author: By June Shih, | Title: Far From Culture, But Good As Escape | 6/27/1992 | See Source »

Voters like Ross Perot because he's a doer--and as a slick political operator and autocrat, he would no doubt "get things done" as president. But what "things"? If we are going to grant this guy so much power, we should get some idea of what he would do with...

Author: By Jason M. Solomon, | Title: Voting for the Insiders' Outsider | 6/2/1992 | See Source »

...each half focusing on an individual police or sheriff's department. You can call the halves "episodes," but they are not defined by a narrative with convenient beginning, middle and end, (the classic cop-drama form; no arrest comes with that Dragnet feeling of social vengeance against the wrong-doer...

Author: By J.d. Connor, | Title: Back to Death, Back to Reality | 10/9/1991 | See Source »

...know my way around state government. Its a busy place," said Thompson. "He's a talker and I'm a doer...

Author: By Julian E. Barnes, | Title: Candidates Hit Streets in State Rep., D.A. Contests | 9/18/1990 | See Source »

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