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...students might not be allowed to walk up to House U-Hauls and grab a frosty brew or a cup of some Tropicana Twister-and-rum concoction. Instead, they’ll just binge drink in their rooms at 10 a.m., or carry around a flask full of some noxious liquor that even a homeless alcoholic wouldn’t drink...
...Clinton's Legacy Joe Klein thinks Bill Clinton's book will usher in "a brief return to the noxious '90s, a brouhaha for which not many people are nostalgic" [June 28]. This is a clear example of a writer's getting carried away by his powers of alliteration. Everybody I know is nostalgic for the '90s, but maybe people like us, who come from the L.A. ghetto, don't count. When Bill Clinton dies, the streets of Washington, D.C., will be thronged with weeping, praying mourners. But they won't be like the people who watched Reagan's funeral procession...
...Klein thinks Clinton's book will usher in "a brief return to the noxious '90s, a brouhaha for which not many people are nostalgic." This is a clear example of a writer's getting carried away by his powers of alliteration. Everybody I know is nostalgic for the '90s, but maybe people like us, who come from the L.A. ghetto, don't count. When Bill Clinton dies, the streets of Washington will be thronged with weeping, praying mourners. But they won't be like the people who watched Reagan's funeral procession. Many of Clinton's mourners will be people...
...spent much of the '90s spreading vicious rumors about him - should follow Clinton's lead and seek counseling as well. Surely they have demons of their own to overcome. Quentin Dunne Sherman Oaks, California, U.S. Joe Klein thinks Clinton's book will usher in "a brief return to the noxious '90s, a brouhaha for which not many people are nostalgic." This is a clear example of a writer getting carried away by his powers of alliteration. Everybody I know is nostalgic for the '90s, but maybe people like us, who come from the L.A. ghetto, don't count. When Bill...
...SUVs aren't cheap to begin with, but they may soon be getting a lot more expensive in France. Environment Minister Serge Lepeltier is pushing a new green-tinged plan this month that, beginning next year, would tax automobiles according to their size and the amount of their noxious emissions. Under the scheme, the biggest 4x4 would be subject to a surcharge as high as €3,500, while purchasers of small, clean cars would receive a rebate. The plan is controversial in the French government and still needs final approval. But it reflects growing official sentiment against SUVs, which...