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...political attack from the mild, mumbling Sir Geoffrey Howe, one of his parliamentary opponents once gibed, was "like being savaged by a dead sheep." Margaret Thatcher might have wished it were so as she sat rigidly, arms folded, in the House of Commons last week, listening to Howe attack her. In a speech explaining his resignation as Deputy Prime Minister earlier this month, he sounded more like a lion, and a very live one at that...
...Ernst's wife. Luke hires himself out for parties so that he can supply guest lists to a ring of thieves who prefer to pull off their heists when no one is home. Hilda Damien, the self-made millionaire whose healthy glow gives her the look of "a mild sunset," is unavoidably detained and never shows up for dessert. About the time the creme brulee is served, Hilda is being smothered to death by burglars who thought she would be dining...
...watching for signs of a culture clash. So far, the tensions have been minimal. But the growing Western presence has emboldened a clutch of Saudi women to test the mood for change. At first authorities downplayed the challenge, but last week Riyadh switched signals and made clear that even mild protests would not be tolerated...
Consider the case of Arthur Hettler III, a once energetic high school principal from San Antonio. At first Hettler thought he had just a mild case of diabetes. He required no medication to control the excess blood sugar caused by the disease; instead, he watched his diet as carefully as he could. Then, two summers ago, Hettler strolled barefoot across some sun-scorched pavement and blistered his feet. Ominously, the blisters on his right foot refused to heal. A few months later the foot was so badly infected that it had to be amputated. Shortly before Christmas, Hettler, 47, suffered...
...inside The Stadium, the competition was mild at best. Except for a short-lived third-quarter Harvard rally, Yale dominated the 107th edition of The Game from start to finish. Elis quarterback Darin Kehler executed the option to perfection all day, sparking a 34-19 stomping that left Harvard Coach Joe Restic and Harvard President Derek C. Bok with 9-11 records against Yale during their 20-year tenures...