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...outside to protest the peace agreement fade in and out. A delegation of conservative Knesset members argue against giving weapons to the future Palestinian police force. But Rabin is calm, almost relaxed. Those who know him well say that since he signed the Declaration of Principles with Arafat, his manner has softened; he smiles more and grimaces less. Though he has taken a great gamble with his country's future, the mission of seeing it through -- and the confidence that he has made the right choice -- has energized him. As he talks to his guests, it is clear...
...With 10 long and complicated ballot measures thrown at me at a time, I have trouble sorting through the mess that is my sample ballot. So I usually look to the Los Angeles Times and state party endorsements and then decide based on little information in a rather arbitrary manner. And I’m certainly not alone; the typical Californian hasn’t the time to stay up on every issue, leading to frustration with the referendum process. The premise of representative government is that professional politicians—who understand the nuances of each piece of legislation?...
...report of stolen various electronics valued at $1,725 from Harvard Medical School A Building. 9:19 a.m. An officer was dispatched to Broadway Garage to take a report of individuals acting suspiciously in the area. The officer arrived and reports the individuals were not acting in a suspicious manner. Oct. 25 2:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. An officer was dispatched to the Malkin Athletic Center to take a report that an individual’s shoes were found in someone else’s possession. The officer arrived and spoke with the individual...
...write a five-page essay to gain admission to his graduate school class. She described him as a “very old-fashioned, rigorous professor, but very inspiring.” Skocpol recalled that Moore conducted class in a “Socratic-totalitarian” manner, cold-calling students and moving on abruptly if he deemed their answers less than satisfactory. Moore was an avid sailor and, according to Walder, would spend around six months per year living alone on his sailboat, which was docked in Maine. Moore was also known to invite his favorite few students...
...satisfaction with the state of American horrors. Particularly in this time in our history—with a dirty war going on, outbursts of neo-conservative social injustice everywhere, and a pervading sense of capitalist malaise—where are the films that mirror our cultural situations in the manner of “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” as a metaphor for Communism? The beginning of the AIDS crisis and the rise of new reproductive technologies set off waves of nutty horror films that took our collective fears and misplaced anxieties and made them mythic...