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...disharmony. The British official says, "We've papered over our differences over Iraq, more or less. But there's a sense we don't have a common view on a lot of hard problems - not just Iran but Afghanistan and what to do if Russia uses its oil and gas to throw its weight around. There's nothing very solid underneath if something tricky comes...
NICHOLSON: [To Scorsese, while lighting a cigarette] Hey, where's the f___ing gas mask today...
...Ford Just Fixed the Car" [SEPT. 18]: as a former Ford Maverick owner who remembers the gas shortages of the 1970s, I was appalled when the first SUVs rolled off the line. I was even more appalled when people started buying them. How could Ford have such a short memory and be so shortsighted at the same time? What is so hard about producing a fuel-efficient car with sleek lines that will go more than 100,000 miles without falling apart? What is so difficult about offering a 100,000-mile guarantee and 1-800 roadside assistance? Greed captured...
...walk from Hurlbut to the KSG tells only a small part of the story. Back then the Inn at Harvard was a Gulf gas station; the Holyoke Center was Dudley House for commuters; Hillel was squash courts. JFK Street was Boylston Street, with a Mobil station and Vespa dealer. A vast trolley yard stood where the KSG now stands, and Quincy was under construction. Radcliffe and Harvard shared only classes, and few extracurricular groups were co-ed. Two years after Brown v. Board of Education, we were almost entirely white, disproportionately preppies, and insensitive to both the discomfort...
...unconstitutional—for the governor to withdraw the state’s National Guard from Iraq. But Brownsberger said, “I support our troops, and think they should come home.” He said the state needs the guard here to protect local gas reserves and to help in the event of a natural disaster. On abortion, Firenze opposes it in all cases, except for rape and incest. She stressed prevention of unwanted pregnancies through sex education and the morning-after pill. Brownsberger agreed with Firenze on the need to prevent unwanted pregnancies, but asserted that...