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Many observers had predicted that the tidal wave of conservatism which swept the nation last November would filter down to Cambridge this year and finally shift the balance of power on the City Council...
...that racial tensions could present problems for him if he runs for president. "There are some people who see me as an American who happens to be black. But there are also many, many Americans who see me first as a black man, and we have to get that filter out of the way before they see me as an American," Powell said. The former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was asked during the interview whether a black man in Britain could have done as well as he has: "I wish I could be courteous," he said...
There is no V chip to filter out the violence which children will witness brewing in their neighborhoods and schools. Undoubtedly, a family who sits down to watch their local news with the V chip set at its most restrictive level will find most of the footage...
...time,'' says Jeanine Ferris Pirro, the district attorney in New York's suburban Westchester County, who has never lost a felony trial. And yet many O.J. watchers agree with an L.A. deputy district attorney not assigned to the case that "the presentation was herky-jerky. The prosecutors are the filter through which the jury 'gets it,' and this case just didn't have continuity.'' Says veteran criminal defense lawyer Don Wager, who has covered the case for the cable sports channel espn: "This jury has to pan for gold. The gold is there; they just have to look...
...sophisticated look, and designers are finally offering what we want." Donna Castleberry, manager for fashion of the California Mart, expects that conservative chic "will take off. Clean, tailored classics carry people through so much-from the office to wherever." Kaner of Neiman Marcus contends that the new looks will "filter down well," meaning that a $1,500 jacket from a top name like Oscar de la Renta or Bill Blass will devolve easily into a similar jacket that costs...