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...displeased by his decision to leave the Senate, and it took considerable persuading for her to get with the program. But Elizabeth is better at reading character than her husband, so she often detects hidden agendas and advises him on whom to trust and whom to bust. Her regular lament is that there are not enough "grownups" on the campaign. (She is partly responsible for bringing former Defense chief Donald Rumsfeld aboard three weeks ago.) Ultimately, she is a combination coach, copywriter and stage manager. She urges her husband on, provides him with some of his best lines (the candidate...
...College probably would not be diminished if the University opted for a simpler, less expensive ceremony. Undoubtedly, for-going a little pomp and circumstance would fund a few more needy students in the next year's class. With the knowledge of such a trade-off, few seniors would lament the lack of a fancy celebration...
Harvard "boosters" sometimes lament a lack of school spirit among students, but in reality, there is no shortage of school pride. The very name, Harvard, is at once a badge and an embarrassment in conversation, because speaking it places us in the uncomfortable position of boasting. When people ask where we attend college, "a school in Boston" is a common response for the humble...
...Satarov won't directly confirm that the killing was timed to aid Yeltsin's campaign, but he gleefully acknowledges that "it wins votes for us." He also admits the Yeltsin campaign high command "discussed all this in advance" and knew when the killing would be attempted. He does, however, lament that "we haven't turned Dudayev's death to our complete advantage yet." That is why Yeltsin is planning to visit Chechnya soon, perhaps as early as this week; he wants to emphasize his readiness for talks...
...group the Cranberries braves the move from the personal to the political with a superb new CD, To the Faithful Departed, that is shot through with social commentary. The exuberantly cacophonous opening song, Hollywood, could be interpreted as an attack on Tinseltown's moral vacuum; War Child is a lament for suffering children in battle zones; and the final track, Bosnia, is about...well, take a guess...