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...Sweden, former Davis Cup player Ove Bengtson, now a TV commentator, said, "Arthur was unique, but not only as a player...Arthur was the first gentleman in modern tennis that I got to know. He was one of the finest representatives in international tennis. In politics, he always went his own way during a time when there were a lot of militants...
That would be a gentleman named Ben, a deceased international banker, a postwar Jewish refugee from Central Europe who earned a degree from Harvard and eventually entry into New York City's world of high finance. As depicted by Begley, Ben's adopted circle is a meritocracy whose members are as likely to be related by school as by ethnic and family background. Connections are not unimportant. Jack, Ben's best friend and the novel's narrator, is a writer for a weekly newsmagazine, a social credential so marginal that he is also given a Harvard degree, a blood...
Those words reflect the arrogance of newfound power, and they are not the only example displayed by the Clinton Administration. Moynihan is a consummate gentleman, and he is eager to help. In that spirit he privately counseled Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala (whom he has known for years) before her confirmation hearings: "We told her the committee wanted to hear about welfare and Social Security. All we got was a few sentences. It was kind of incredible." And it became a bit ugly -- in the senatorial sense, that is. Shalala told the committee that the Children's Defense...
...same night, Boston police apprehended an unruly drunkard dressed in gentleman's clothing. When questioned, he admitted to stealing the body, selling it to Harvard Medical School and keeping the clothes for himself...
...downside is that ticket prices were generally higher. Translation: fewer tickets sold. Small wonder, considering such predictable bombs as Far and Away (Cruise with a dreadful Irish accent in 19th century Oklahoma) and Newsies (Disney's appalling revival of the movie-musical) and surprising failures like The Distinguished Gentleman, featuring Eddie Murphy in a tailor- made role as a corrupt Congressman. Apparently his biggest fans won't accept him as anything but a sassy inner-city cop named Axel Foley...