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Faced with a case of the government exercising prior restraint, the press rushed to the defense of its first principles, attacking White's decision. Paradoxically, in this knee-jerk reaction, the press also forgot some of its first principles, for White was articulating a defense of autonomous control by newspaper owners, while Brennan hinted at an interpretation which would undermine the autonomy of the owners...
Instead of condemnation, the University should be commended for being bold enough to reject knee-jerk sentiment and come to terms with the CIA. Two years ago, it was revealed that in exchange for research funds. Harvard professors Nadav Safran and Samuel P. Huntington had allowed the CIA to review their work before publication. The new K-School contract represents an amazing evolution from the secrecy and deception surrounding those incidents...
...endows Rafi with charm and dignity as well as ultimate sadness. Gift, who is also the lead singer of Fine Young Cannibals, almost steals the picture in his acting debut. He is both chivalrous and coquettish as street-dweller Danny ("My friends call me Victoria. My enemies call me jerk...
...Larry Baker: "I had a sales force that was responsible for millions in sales, and one of them said, 'You mean if I sit and drink a cup of coffee for five minutes, that just cost my company $287?' Well, yeah, it did." Imagine what it costs when some jerk gets you on the phone and spends 45 minutes networking! "You've been taught that it's rude to hang up on someone," Baker advises. "So wait till you're talking, then push the button...
...legislative spectacle is particularly ridiculous since a perfect way out of the quandary is available. In an address to the General Assembly, Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard A. Shevardnadze called for a United Nations peacekeeping force to insure the freedom of the seas in the Gulf. The State Department knee-jerk opposition to the plan is exactly what it appears to be: reactionary short-sightedness at its most blatant...