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...Bill Maher, by contrast, has folksy good looks and a silky, matter-of-fact delivery that owes more to Jack Benny than to Rush Limbaugh. Yet what other current comedian looks for humor in the GATT talks and China's most-favored- nation trading status? That's just what Maher does on Politically Incorrect, his Comedy Central show that features the most eclectic political round tables on TV. Maher has mediated between Harvey Fierstein and ex-Mayor of Washington Marion Barry; brought Martin Short together with Jimmy Breslin; made Tom Hayden lighten up and Corbin Bernsen look smart. All without...
...cool to care, here's an odd twist: the two best stand-up comics on TV are the ones who have ventured most boldly into the political arena. Not the easy-to-take, nonpartisan "topicality" of Leno and Letterman, but informed, savvy, opinionated comedy about real issues. Miller and Maher are helping stand-up comedy escape from its contemporary cul- de-sac, where Jerry Seinfeld clones obsess about sex, TV and life's little annoyances. These two comics read the whole newspaper -- not just the funny clippings their writers collect for them...
...Harvard single-season records with both 478 points (breaking the previous mark of 449 set last year by both Erin Maher '93 and Debbie Flandermeyer '93) and 343 rebounds (crushing the old board mark of 258), which she set last year...
...plainly made its mark at Harvard. Together, Maher and Flandermeyer set or matched 22 school records and finished as the school's two all-time leading scorers...
With obvious changes implemented in the team's style of play, the players will still hold on to some things that Maher and Flandermeyer helped establish in the program: respect for each other, an exceptional team chemistry evident on and off the court, and an undefeatable attitude...