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...THEN THERE is the MBTA itself. The MBTA has waited a long time to extend the Red Line and this is the farthest it has ever gotten with its plans. But now the MBTA is running scared. Kiley wrote a letter to the City Council last week, urging it not to join the lawsuit, which could effectively halt construction on the project. Danehy has accused the MBTA of "scare tactics." He shows no signs of backing down...
Indeed, his rafting adventure down the Salmon was perhaps the farthest withdrawal from the presidency, both physically and emotionally, that has been managed by any recent Chief Executive. It is true that Secret Service agents with their guns and radios were near by in other rafts. But their security paraphernalia were covered with outdoor garb, and even television cameras and reporters were banished from the immediate scene. For a few hours at a time then, the President heard only the rush of clear water, the muffled voices of family and friends, and the quiet language of trees and animals...
...varsity heavies, however, didn't fare quite as well in the steadily worsening slop. Racing in the farthest lane from the sheltered shore, the Cliffe suffered a couple overhead crabs and a seat off its track that left the stroke without an oar for almost a third of the race, eventually limping in fifth in a field led by Princeton and UMass...
Although there is nothing really mysterious about Bill Edwards' relationship with Harvard, there is much that is interesting and unconventional about it. The farthest back that anyone here can remember Edwards is 1964, when he received his M.A. degree from the English Department. That was the last official affiliation Edwards had with the University. Now he proctors exams. He proctors a lot of exams. But as far as anyone contacted knows, he has no full-time position with or official title of the University...
...coupling. Only three years ago, Soares touted his own party as the "farthest left of any Socialist party in Europe." At the same time, leftists were castigating the C.D.S. as "reactionary and a refuge for capitalists and former fascists." Both parties have since moved closer to the center. C.D.S. Leader Diogo Freitas do Amaral pointed out last week that similar alliances have worked in other countries in periods of crisis. "We can get together for a limited time to solve concrete problems," he said. "Neither party has had to renounce anything...