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...have the accent. I know what JP ad EB are, I know when to say "Boston" and when to say "in town", I know the difference between Townies and Parkies and what radio stations they listen to, and I know where to go to meet somebody under the arches. I have hit the number. I can drive here. I can get you from Fields Corner to Chestnut Hill in 20 minutes flat, taking one-ways the whole route...

Author: By Michael K. Mayo, | Title: Saying Goodbye to Beantown | 6/9/1994 | See Source »

...story illustrates two phenomena: how Palestinians automatically blame Israel for trouble of any kind, and how they are beginning to unlearn the reflex that has become so deeply ingrained. Says Sa'eb Erakat, a leading P.L.O. figure in Jericho: "It is a huge transition that we must make in our mentality...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Changing the Guard | 5/30/1994 | See Source »

...large part of that stubbornness arises from Rabin's confidence that ultimately the U.S. will -- as it always has -- veto any U.N. punishment of Israel. The Palestinians also expect that. Says Sa'eb Erakat, a Palestinian delegate to the Middle East peace talks: "Anybody who thinks that Clinton will start his presidency off by imposing sanctions on Israel is crazy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: No Surrender | 2/8/1993 | See Source »

...going to go around and point out buildings and cornerstones," says Henry G. Van der Eb '42, chairman of the Harvard College Fund. "I'm going to be enjoying myself...

Author: By Laurie M. Grossman, | Title: No Presents, Please | 9/5/1986 | See Source »

...imagine many people coming away fromthe 350th without anything but a warm feeling forthe institution," says Van der Eb...

Author: By Laurie M. Grossman, | Title: No Presents, Please | 9/5/1986 | See Source »

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