Word: fodder
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...Republican National Chairman Jim Nicholson in a statement that immediately followed the verdict "and take on the major players like Al Gore." A videotape of Gore's appearance at the Buddhist temple, which has heretofore been embargoed by prosecutors in the Hsia case, is certain to become perennial GOP fodder as the presidential race turns from intra-party rivalry to a battle of the giants...
...Harvard's dean believes the primary mission of his school is and ought to be its de facto mission--producing associate fodder for the big firms," Gordon says. "Yale's dean believes strongly that this is too narrow a conception of our school's mission and that we ought to be helping students find diverse careers. These beliefs influence the cultures of the places...
...Tufts (7-10) provided similar developmental fodder for the rest of the Crimson squad. Joining Elias in a complete blanking of her opponent were freshman No. 4 Ella Witcher, junior No. 6 Virginia Brown, and freshman No. 7 Lindsay Coleman...
...things, knew they knew better and wanted kids to be just like them. Social-guidance films, the postwar spawn of progressive educators and Grade-D auteurs, taught kids how to be popular and to say no, to think fast and to drive slowly. These beguiling curios have been fodder for documentaries (The Atomic Cafe, with the "duck-and-cover" Civil Defense shorts), for compilation reels (Sex Hygiene Scare Films from Something Weird Video) and for the canny gibe artists of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Now they've been rescued and re-appraised by cultural critic Ken Smith in a droll...
...side, the same old mantra of taxes, taxes, taxes seems to be the leading song choice. This would seem odd now, given the obscene prosperity that has been generated over the past half decade. Not that taxes don't make for great political fodder. It is just that at a time when people are doing well and America is preeminent in the world both economically and militarily, a government-bashing tax cut doesn't seem like the most sellable line. Equally important, to be sure, is the important issue of health care. Democrats are right to seek out the high...