Word: fonds
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...good and the free market is bad." Gingrich claimed that these "socialists" were the "mortal enemy" of Republicans and their agenda. His statement not only echoes McCarthyism, but also reflects the simplistic conservative view of good and bad. Of course, this idea is not new; Republicans are still fond of quoting Ronald Reagan's statement that "government is the problem." But like too many tenets of conservatism, the crusade against "big government" is grossly hypocritical...
...example, the religious right has been especially fond of "The Clinton Chronicles," a so-called religious documentary video which does not even meet the scrupulous journalistic standards set by "Hard Copy" and "A Current Affair." This video features spurious, bizarre tales about the President and finds him guilty of not only rampant philandery but drug trafficking and murder as well. In perhaps the most ironic development in tele-evangelistic history, Jerry Falwell used his "Old Time Gospel Hour" TV program as a forum to market "The Clinton Chronicles...
Already the implications are being felt as far away as Washington. With Republicans in charge on Capitol Hill, top officials know that further reversals might inspire the G.O.P. to unleash a "Who Lost Russia?" debate. They wonder if the fond hopes the U.S. expressed for democracy, reform and Yeltsin might be going up in Grozny's smoke. The officials have conducted several secret reviews of their Russia policy since last spring, asking if Yeltsin would survive and whether the U.S. was too close to him. When Secretary of State Warren Christopher meets Foreign Minister Andrei Kozyrev in Geneva this week...
Harvard Vice President of Government, Community and Public Affairs James H. Rowe '73 also had fond memories of Elsie's from his days as an undergraduate...
...frequented Elsie's to supplement the dining hall food that wasn't quite as good as it is now," he said. "I lived in Lowell House and would often go across the street for late night snack runs, usually their sandwich fare. I was particularly fond of their turkey club. It was very good...