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...readers support her. "Why are you endorsing this witch-hunt?" asks Clara Beard of Los Angeles, who, like many, suspects the furor over Whitewater is "a ploy to divert attention from much needed health-care legislation." Others agree with Huguet Pameijer of Simsbury, Connecticut, who thinks "the current bash fest" stems from the perception that the First Lady is "too accomplished, too powerful, too darn inexcusably uppity." But some 50 readers have harsh words for Hillary. While the milder critics deem her a "political liability," at least one person suggests aggressive action, asking, "Is there any way to impeach Hillary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Judging the First Lady | 4/11/1994 | See Source »

Complete randomization would rob houses of any sort of individuality or character. Knee-jerk fans of diversity seem to forget that Adam's artsiness and Kirkland's Incest Fest bring individuality and richness into their inhabitants' lives. The alternative to house "character" is a system of 12 sterile dormitories, nothing more than place to live, rather than the vibrant communities they are intended...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bring Back Ordered Choice for Housing | 3/11/1994 | See Source »

...other news, council President Carey W. Gabay'94 reported that he had met with Dean of StudentsArchie C. Epps III about the "Yard-fest." Thiscouncil-sponsored festival will include bands, acookout and various other activities, and isscheduled to occur during the last weekend inApril...

Author: By Todd F. Braunstein, | Title: Council Won't Make Guidebooks | 2/22/1994 | See Source »

...feel so removed from Christmas," a friend said to me at brunch the other day. With lights hoisted proudly above Harvard Square minutes after Thanksgiving turkey had been bought, and merchants popping their holiday music mixes into their store-wide cassette players, clearly the Great American Shopping Fest had begun...

Author: By Patrick S. Chung, | Title: Gifts for One Thousand Dollars | 12/15/1993 | See Source »

...fetched. Since seizing power in 1991, Cedras and the two other members of Haiti's reigning troika -- Lieut. Colonel Joseph Michel Francois, the police chief, and army chief of staff Philippe Biamby -- have tried repeatedly to set such a scheme in motion. Now, emboldened by the military-staged thug-fest that turned back the troopship U.S.S. Harlan County from Port-au-Prince on Oct. 11, the triumvirate is ready for its end game...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Haiti: With Friends Like These | 11/8/1993 | See Source »

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