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...shock. The major mall is too far away to visit regularly, and ruburban stores, trying to attract both natives and newcomers, carry schizophrenic stock. The appliance-repair shop also sells running shoes; the wine selection at the liquor store shows promise, but the owner still recommends Riesling with meat loaf; the grocery displays bagels next to the pork chops, and one store may handle both hot tubs and pool tables...
...commission had recommended that attorneys be permitted to disclose certain contemplated illegal actions of clients, such as offering fraudulent stock or planning a bribe. The proposal was voted down at the association's midyear meeting last February. Reformers within the tradition-bound A.B.A. had to take half-a-loaf satisfaction from a compromise last week that would allow attorneys to withdraw if their clients are using them in unlawful schemes; they may also announce their resignation from the case. Said Yale Law Professor Geoffrey Hazard, who helped draft the code: "For practical purposes, that's a signal that...
...Reagan's chief of staff, James Baker: "We do not want a Central American country to go Communist on our watch. We are pointing out to Congress that it shares that responsibility." Indeed, one reason that Congress has thus far been willing to give Reagan at least half a loaf in his requests for Salvadoran aid is the realization that the fragile regime might otherwise fall to Communist rebels, an event that could not only endanger U.S. security but also prove a political liability for those responsible. By taking his case to Capitol Hill, Reagan made it clear he would...
Damper, n.: unleavened loaf baked in the ashes, a staple of bush cooking...
...they promote a kind of hubris. Still, even allowing for that effect, it is sometimes hard to imagine what private anthems will arise from, say, punk or new wave music. Are there couples now that will for years grow mistily tender when they hear a ditty by Meat Loaf...