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...April 1989, and Gore, already mulling another presidential race, was leaving Baltimore's Memorial Stadium after taking his six-year-old son Albert III to watch the Orioles. Suddenly the boy darted out of his father's grasp -- and into the postgame traffic. A car struck young Albert, throwing him 30 feet into the air. By the time Gore reached his son's side, the child was lying in a gutter, without breath or pulse, suffering from massive internal injuries. The Senator just held his only son and prayed...
...Dublin politicians saw her as a troublemaker who would use her potent legal skills to cross the boundaries of her job and challenge the government. Any such action, they feared, would damage the value of her nebulous office. No fracas has ever occurred. She showed her grasp of the presidency last March in the notorious case in which the government tried to stop a 14-year-old rape victim from going abroad for an abortion. Robinson spoke out, emphasizing the need for Irish society to confront the issue but not dictating the resolution. Characteristically, she saw a chance to guide...
...York. Today, as our new general manager, Greg shares responsibility for everything from overseeing the magazine's budget to taking the hassle out of office moves. He arrives from a similar position at our sister publication Fortune, where he was known for his keen sense of judgment and sure grasp of even the smallest business details. On the lighter side, Greg has earned a reputation for showing up fresh on mornings after late-night meetings and socializing, when everyone else was bleary eyed...
Instead, we identify ourselves with our group--BSA, BGLSA, Hillel, The Crimson--and define ourselves in opposition to other groups. So some members of the BSA insist that The Crimson send a Black reporter to cover its elections, arguing that white reporters necessarily lack the "sensitivity" and "understanding" to grasp minority issues. So The Crimson assumes that non journalists just don't understand how to run a newspaper...
...solid grasp of the University's finances should come in handy for a Harvard administrator these days. Ironically, the central administration is under fire both for alleged mismanagement and for allegedly covering up sound management...