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SOON after their endorsed gubernatorial candidate, Francis X. Bellotti, lost the Democratic primary to John R. Silber, club representatives decided not to endorse Silber in the general election. One member called him "a jerk...

Author: By Kristine M. Zaleskas, | Title: It's My Party | 10/31/1990 | See Source »

Perhaps the only two reactions to the Middle East conflict that the authors can imagine are a knee-jerk defense of Israeli policy and a bleeding-heart moralizing condemnation of Israel. However, a great many Israelis, American Jews and Harvard students have deemed the conflict and particularly the occupation important enough to consider it in its totality--its origins, its moral and social implications for allparties involved, as well as its alternatives. These people are not looking to justify or rationalize particular acts, but rather to offer constructive criticism based not on generalizations, but on understanding and knowledge...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 'Jewish Voice' Isn't Monolithic | 10/22/1990 | See Source »

...They kick the kids out from playing football because some little jerk's down there," she said. "If the truth be known, nobody could care less who he is. This park was dedicated to the city of Cambridge; it wasn't dedicated to the prince of Saudi Arabia," she added...

Author: By Joshua A. Gerstein, | Title: Residents Claim Royalty Abuse Park | 10/22/1990 | See Source »

Starr believes that all laws, no matter how minor, should be enforced, he says. "I'm not a neoconservative jerk," he adds, conceding that some laws may be unjust...

Author: By Maya E. Fischhoff, | Title: One Harvard Student's Attempt To Make A Difference | 10/15/1990 | See Source »

...have the choice for the first time of supporting a Republican or supporting a real jerk...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Reporter's Notebook | 10/13/1990 | See Source »

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