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...defeated Sioux in the 1890s, who believed that if they practiced a particular ritual purification and circle dance, the spirits would intervene and drive away the otherwise all-powerful white conquerors. Hence, Gitlin argues, the encounter culture of the Seventies, when many old radicals drifted unhappily from guru and method to method, seeking the lost solidarity and exhilarating sense of purpose of their Movement days...
Sporting a cowboy hat and his trademark Mickey Mouse tie, Ronald Reagan's onetime political guru Lyn Nofziger strode into federal district court last week to become the first person to stand trial for violating the 1978 Ethics in Government Act. Nofziger, who resigned as a White House aide in January 1982, is accused of illegally lobbying the Administration on behalf of three clients, including the scandal-plagued Wedtech Corp...
...inmate had turned down an offer for a parole hearing in 1985. "She seemed O.K. to me," said Associate Warden Maureen Atwood. "But she's kind of strange." Authorities speculated that Fromme might have heard unconfirmed rumors that Manson was dying of cancer and become desperate to see her guru...
Spuds MacKenzie, 3, the (mostly) white ullterrier who has gained a cult following as television spokespooch for Bud Light beer. Spuds' promoters say he is the "Ayatola Partyola, the Guru of Good Times, the Philosopher...
Speaking of the market, the guru of Ec 10, Adam Smith, had a surprisingly relevant thing or two to say about college teaching. Martin Feldstein, however, might find this Smith just a bit disconcerting...