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...bringing enough structure and accomplishment to the lives of the kids involved that they keep themselves in line. As the ultimate incentive, every graduate is promised admission to Hunter, with full tuition. "We knew we needed a carrot-and-stick approach -- and Hunter was the carrot," says Donna Shalala, Bill Clinton's Secretary of Health and Human Services, who initiated the program in 1985 when she was the school's president...
...normal Americans. Though most gifts become government property, First Families are allowed to keep whatever they like, as long as they declare it. Last year, according to recently released disclosure forms, the Clintons chose to hang on to picture frames from Tom Hanks (value: $530); silk neckties from Donna Karan ($255); and sneakers with CLINTON printed on the tongues, from an Arkansas shoe manufacturer ($525). The faux- Magritte-ish painting (detail left) Stewardship by Greg Mort ($1,200) was a gift of the artist and his wife that was presented to the Clintons by their real friends Tom and Cynthia...
...writing intricate comic lyrics that fit the characters.) Sensing disaster, Sondheim and director-librettist James Lapine revamped the plot, recast a major role, picked up the pace and added three songs. The show is vastly improved, but huge problems remain. The obsessed woman, stirringly acted and sung by Donna Murphy, is still difficult to like or admire. The man whom she chases spends most of the show eluding her, then shifts in a moment to loving her passionately. This transition -- which also commits him to a duel -- would be tough for anyone, and is utterly beyond the histrionic powers...
...want some oversensitive prima donna refusing autograph requests...
...Donna Bassett's story seemed to fit right in with that goal. Bassett, 37, then a Boston-based writer and researcher, became interested in Mack's studies after hearing complaints that he was "strip mining" the stories of emotionally distraught people and failing to help them with follow-up therapy. After reading stacks of books and articles on UFO abductions, Bassett made up an elaborate story of otherworldly encounters involving her family, going back to the 11th century. Her great-grandmother, she said, saw "little people," whom she called angels from God. Bassett herself saw "balls of light" around...