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...Beyer. So while Washington will be happy to reduce its direct role in the peace process, it?s unlikely to let go entirely. But Barak?s strategy is premised on winning the trust of both Washington and the Palestinian leadership, and on that score he?s yet make a misstep...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Forget Monica ? Bill's in Love With Barak! | 7/16/1999 | See Source »

...other parts of the country (as backwards as all other parts of the nation doubtless are). It's comforting to know, however, that here at Harvard not only does our council apparently always know the "right" answers to all of these questions, but also that whenever we as individuals misstep from its exalted judgement in forming an opinion, we are fortunately protected from ourselves and from our own foolishness by its beneficence. So, thanks again--we only hope that collectively we can somehow repay the debt of gratitude which all students, especially the misguided ones, owe to the council...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Council Gay Marriage Bill Oversteps Bounds | 3/26/1999 | See Source »

...other parts of the country (as backwards as all other parts of the nation doubtless are). It's comforting to know, however, that here at Harvard not only does our council apparently always know the "right" answers to all of these questions, but also that whenever we as individuals misstep from its exalted judgement in forming an opinion, we are fortunately protected from ourselves and from our own foolishness by its beneficence. So, thanks again--we only hope that collectively we can somehow repay the debt of gratitude which all students, especially the misguided ones, owe to the council...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Letters | 3/26/1999 | See Source »

Indeed, in decades and centuries past, as newfangled privacy made personal and professional transgressions more feasible, a compensating deterrent was the sense that somewhere out there, your footsteps were recorded and any misstep could come back to haunt you. Now, through the magic of technology, agnostics can share this angst...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sin in the Global Village | 10/19/1998 | See Source »

...fear that this lack of focus--such a rare misstep on my part--may doom me. You may think I am not properly repented and that I don't deserve to be inscribed in the Book of Life. If my Hebrew school teacher was correct, that would mean that I'll die before the next Day of Repentance rolls around. With all due respect, Lord, you would be making a big mistake. In the prayer book, it is written that "prayer, repentance and righteousness will avert the severe decree." Well, I am righteous. One out of three...

Author: By Marshall I. Lewy, | Title: Who Needs Repentance? | 10/2/1998 | See Source »

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