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Perhaps the most important of his emotional abilities was empathy--the gift of putting himself in the place of others, to experience what they were feeling, to understand their motives and desires. Even as a child, he was uncommonly tender-hearted. He once stopped and tracked back half a mile to rescue a pig caught in a mire--not because he loved the pig, recollected a friend, "just to take a pain out of his own mind." As a young member of the state legislature, he was known for his insight into the opposition's strategy. Even after leaving...
...heart and that she might be able to return home as early as this week. Whenever she leaves, it will be in secret since she has become a celebrity with all the pros and cons that now brings. In a videotaped statement she thanked Garza for his lifesaving gift and gratefully acknowledged the get-well wishes from everyone "who's been concerned about my transplant and how I'm doing." She and her parents now have some financial sorting out to do. At last count, no fewer than 28 writers and producers had lined up for the rights...
...father, she captures the tawdry colors of the Old West and mourns their fading. She looks back on her parents' tempestuous marriage and divorce, both of which baffled them and her as a child, with tolerance and wisdom. And her storytelling skills give Cy Taillon the posthumous gift that he would have most appreciated: the chance to appear in front of a new audience...
...presentable pair. Thus she was teary-eyed with gratitude last month when, a day after breaking a heel, she received a pair of size-8 Bally shoes made of soft leather, with scalloped, stitched edges and semi-open toes. Said Mrs. Marcos: "Somebody up there heard my prayer." The gift from Corazon Medina, a Philippines-born nurse from Michigan, was one of a number of presents, ranging from food to a color TV, that the Marcoses have received. INDONESIA Paradise Lost And Regained...
Some U.S. officials adopted a policy that might best be described as "shop before you drop." One National Security Council staffer raced around to gift shops the day before the talks began, explaining, "We don't know what will happen tomorrow. This may be our best chance to get away." White House Communications Chief Patrick Buchanan and Geneva Arms Negotiator Edward Rowny were chauffeured to a popular gift shop, where they snapped up T shirts, scarves and assorted postcards. The ursine Buchanan also purchased a $300 porcelain polar bear for his wife. At the cash register, Rowny playfully solicited...