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...Chieko is yearning to have somebody to lean on, not in a sexual way. Well, there is a bit of that too. Yearning for someone is what every woman does to a certain extent...
...Mamas and the Papas are two beards, a beauty and a Big Bertha. After knocking around the fringes of folk music separately for a few lean years, they joined forces in 1965 and made their first single, California Dreamin'. It went straight to the top of the best-seller charts, as did their next release, Monday, Monday. Papa John Phillips, 25, an Annapolis dropout, is the group's songsmith, and what his lyrics lack in depth his melodies make up in lilting appeal. Phillips' wife Michelle, a willowy ex-model, is the spiraling soprano; Denny Doherty, 24, sings a secure...
...sort of chief of operations, which will give Benedict the space to pursue the intellectual and theological aspects of the job that he prefers. Moreover, if Benedict hopes to continue streamlining the governance of the church--which would include interrupting the ambitions of top prelates--he will have to lean on Bertone, who handled such delicate tasks in the past as spearheading Vatican negotiations with the ultratraditionalist Lefebrve group. "The Pope can count on Bertone's absolute loyalty," says a veteran Vatican diplomat. "Ideally, the Secretary of State must maintain some autonomy while always reflecting the thoughts of the Pope...
...alums who lost critical November elections have won spring semester posts at their alma mater, including the failed Democratic senatorial candidate Ned Lamont ‘76. The Institute of Politics (IOP) announced its lineup of spring fellows yesterday, a roster also marked by the presence of two right-leaning Harvard alums-turned-politicians whose 2006 campaigns ended in disappointment. In addition to Lamont, other high-profile candidates who will lead study groups with undergraduates are Kerry M. Healey ’82, former lieutenant governor of Massachusetts and this past year’s unsuccessful Republican gubernatorial candidate...
...elegant, chandeliered restaurant at the Four Seasons Hotel in Philly. I'm daydreaming about the Coach bag I'm going to buy. I order fish, and I know exactly which fork to select. I'm a Biz Et grad, after all. Then as I continue my witty repartee, I lean on my bread dish, sending the butter knife clattering to the floor. We both burst out laughing...