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...Walter Mondale in St. Paul, made her believe that "in America, anything is possible if you work for it...American history is about doors being opened, doors of opportunity for everyone, no matter who you are, as long as you're willing to earn it." Standing in the glare of television lights, excited and exciting, the woman from Queens made the platitudes seem powerful and true...
...liberated prisoners waited long past midnight in a jammed terminal at Dulles International Airport, near Washington. Black supporters of the Rev. Jesse Jackson broke into spirited song, creating a revivalist mood. Mobs of reporters and photographers jostled for position. Finally, klieg lights flashed on and in their glare stood Jackson, resplendent in his safari suit and surrounded by a group of released American and Cuban prisoners. A grateful woman rushed tearfully toward the black minister and threw her arms around his chest. Jackson flashed his familiar grin...
...glare of national attention has fallen on these belligerent broadcasters since the murder last month of one of their number, Denver's Alan Berg, who was shot down in the driveway of his condominium. When Denver police assigned 60 officers to investigate Berg's killing, it was an acknowledgment of the hostility his combative style had provoked among his estimated 200,000 listeners. So many officers were needed, said one, partly because Berg's audience provided so many potential suspects. Threats and sometimes violence are indeed an occupational hazard. Ex-Washington Radio Talker Gary D. Gilbert...
Kerry stands to benefit it this summer if the Senate race becomes a low-profile affair, hidden by the media glare of the Olympics, the Democratic and Republican National Conventions, and even Michael Jackson...
Does the year 1984 glare with menace at Harvard? I don't think it does: Since my father's days here. Harvard has obviously progressed by enormous leaps towards fostering a more tolerant undergraduate community. Still, if 30 years down the road I should happen to be the father of a member of the class of 2014, sitting in the Yard and trying to remember the details of my own commencement. I hope the progress will be just as obvious...