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...preachy pill, but Brooks plays him as a paradox--an intellectual buffeted by passion, a man of faith bedeviled by doubt. He is constantly confronted with moral dilemmas that he can only bluff his way through. But he's aptly named: the deeper March sinks into the mire, the more determined he is to keep marching homeward...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 5 Fine Books You Missed (We Did) | 6/11/2006 | See Source »

...instability of your administration may paralyze the progress of the curricular review and might mire us in mistrust and, again, paralysis,” said Sorensen, who served on the Committee on General Education, which has played a central role in the review...

Author: By Evan H. Jacobs and Anton S. Troianovski, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Professors Renew Attacks on Summers | 2/8/2006 | See Source »

...coldly businesslike Windows Mobile platform, and getting a ride to the top of the corporate ladder in the process. My guess is that Palm will sell plenty of these, and that Microsoft will be happy about it. That is, unless they don't get into the legal mire that Research In Motion's BlackBerry has been in for a while - in mid December, mobile e-mail software developer Visto sued Microsoft for patent violations, particularly pertaining to Windows Mobile...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Microsoft and Palm's Wondrous Offspring | 1/5/2006 | See Source »

...vote-selling service, facebook group endorsements, and many allegations that accompanied this year’s UC presidential campaign underscore the spectacle of the elections and the jaded attitude with which students view the UC. With their victory out of the mire, it is Haddock-Riley’s prerogative to overcome the negative tenor of the campus and reengage the student body with the UC. Otherwise, the tone of the election will continue to resonate for a long time...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Through the Mire | 12/13/2005 | See Source »

...empathy--the gift of putting himself in the place of others, to experience what they were feeling, to understand their motives and desires. Even as a child, he was uncommonly tender-hearted. He once stopped and tracked back half a mile to rescue a pig caught in a mire--not because he loved the pig, recollected a friend, "just to take a pain out of his own mind." As a young member of the state legislature, he was known for his insight into the opposition's strategy. Even after leaving the body, he would be called upon by his Whig...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Master of the Game | 6/26/2005 | See Source »

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