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...straightforward expression were at odds with the public's expectations. The recognized standard for a statesmanlike address in mid--19th century America called for considerably more formality and pretension. The prose of acknowledged masters of that kind of writing--such as Lincoln's fellow orator at Gettysburg, Edward Everett, or Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner--generally featured elevated diction, self-consciously artful expression and a certain moral unction. Lincoln's insistence on direct and forthright language, by contrast, seemed "odd" or "peculiar," as in this passage from a public letter he sent to Horace Greeley, founder and editor...
...baseball, it's three strikes, you're out. What is it for the Secretary of Defense?" U.S. SENATOR EDWARD KENNEDY, questioning Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld during a Senate hearing on the Iraq war about the "series of gross errors and mistakes" made on his watch...
...Senator, I've offered my resignation to the President twice, and he has decided that he would prefer that he not accept it, and that's his call." DONALD RUMSFELD, U.S. Secretary of Defense, responding to Senator Edward Kennedy's call for his resignation...
...pace slowed a bit. In the past three months only 714 deals took place, involving more than $21 billion. Now, however, the merger game definitely seems to be heating up again. Allied Stores, owner of Brooks Brothers and Bonwit Teller, last week announced a $3.56 billion merger with the Edward DeBartolo Corp., the largest U.S. developer of shopping malls. The aim of the Allied marriage: to avoid a $3.5 billion offer from a Canadian developer, Campeau, which promptly sued to block the Allied-DeBartolo union...
...protection techniques, the biggest makers of personal-computer software seem to be giving up. In August Lotus began selling disks that enable corporate customers to strip protection from its best-selling 1-2-3 program. Ashton-Tate quickly followed suit, abandoning copy protection for all its products. Said Chairman Edward Esber: "Sooner or later, you've got to trust your customer." Last week Microsoft announced that it is "going bare" on the last of its business programs, leaving protection only on its popular Flight Simulator game...