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...coming after all, and Jack decides that Charley should impersonate his aunt. Donna Lucia, however, happens to be a millionaire, and Charley soon finds himself being pursued by Jack's widowed father, Sir Francis, as well as Amy's overprotective uncle, Mr. Spettigue, making for several hilarious rounds of mistaken identities and ruffled personalities...

Author: By Irene J. Hahn, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: `Charley' Spins a Cheerful Fairy Tale | 12/4/1998 | See Source »

...staff is mistaken in not calling for a censure of President Clinton...

Author: By Andrew K. Mandel, | Title: Censure Is the Answer | 11/24/1998 | See Source »

...staff is mistaken in its support of the UHS abortion refund policy. While we respect the various religious and moral objections to abortion, the fact remains that safe and accessible abortion is the legal right of every woman in this country. UHS's refund policy starts on the slippery slope toward restricting that fundamental right and more importantly makes a philosophical statement that personal opposition to certain medical procedures takes precedence over the public health concerns of the Harvard community...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Policy Restricts Legal Right | 11/10/1998 | See Source »

Were the man and I both mistaken to assume she wanted help? Would she rather we didn't offer? I do not regularly see sight-impaired people walking without a friend or seeing-eye dog, so have never tried to help. To my eyes, he had done no more than reach out to someone who was obviously impaired. The woman implied that this instinctual kindness was odd and insulting. The incident I saw on the street scared me. I wish the woman had felt comfortable accepting the help. I congratulate her for being a lawyer and don't doubt...

Author: By Barbara E. Martinez, | Title: Editorial Notebook | 10/22/1998 | See Source »

That would clearly be mistaken. The Pope has described Stein as "a great daughter of Israel and the Carmelite order," and a high U.S. churchman reiterated last week that her canonization is seen as honoring the Shoah's Jewish victims. Indeed, early in this decade, it sometimes seemed that John Paul, who lost good Jewish friends to Hitler, would do almost anything to stamp out anti-Semitism and promote an honest respect between faiths. In the past year, however, it has become clearer that when such goals collide with the prerogatives and good name of his own house--the naming...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Martyr--but Whose? | 10/19/1998 | See Source »

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