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...words of one of its leading members, Missouri Democrat Richard Boiling, the House of Representatives is "ineffective . . . negative ... Its procedures, time-consuming and unwieldy, mask anonymous centers of irresponsible power. Its legislation is often a travesty of what the national welfare requires." Last week, facing an opportunity to alter that image, the House left it largely intact...
...Experience on it The "Introduction," one of the most potentially powerful songs on the album is distorted, and many of the words made incomprehensible, by lousy singing. These are the other sides of the coin, the necessary balance to the Songs of Innocence. Here, the poet wears the mask of the wise old world sorcerer, rather than that of an ecstatic child...
...misanthrope. Just as his philology leads him to like all words, regardless of meaning, his philanthropy leads him to like all people, regardless of individuality. In McCowen's characterization, the eager grin fades into a rictus of terror that others may not like him; the mildness is a mask for inadequacy. He is so nice that it hurts-himself and everyone around...
...three Manhattan offices grossed $2,000,000 in their first year of operation and Lois has signed up franchisers in twelve major cities. More recently, Lois Holland Callaway founded a recording company, whimsically named Tonsil Records; its first offering features a rock jazz group called The Gas Mask...
...most serious act of violence in the hallowed House of Commons since Prime Minister Spencer Perceval was shot to death in a lobby there in 1812. On top of all that, complaints were beginning to be voiced that Heath's deliberate, coolly cautious style could merely be a mask for inaction...