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...Britain. Diana has been called the lonely princess. But one must stop to wonder at the discrepancy between her popular image and the fact that all her life she could never seem to keep close friends or loyal servants--evidence against the model of humanity and care that princesses ought to have...
...introducing legislation that resonates with a variety of groups. They appeal to the middle class with promises of tax credits for school-related spending, to the lower class with promises of inner-city development packages, to soccer moms with promises of child-proof gun locks. The other social institutions ought to move now, before the next wave of polling data comes in, and the parties get it together...
...serpents and an encyclopedic review of what's known and not known about them, the book argues that instead of hunting snakes down to near extinction, as we've done with the timber rattler--once glorified on the American Revolution's "Don't Tread on Me" flag--we ought to consider them "worthy of respect" and deserving of "a place in nature...
After speaking for about 40 minutes, McCain answered audience questions on a wide range of topics. Asked about his reaction to Harvard's policy of not allowing military recruiting on campus, McCain expressed disappointment but said he does not think government ought to mandate campus recruiting...
Taking the audience nearly by surprise, Bowie, looking about 20 years younger than he ought to, ran out suddenly on stage accompanied solely by an acoustic guitar around his neck. He launched into an old chestnut, "Quicksand," and as the audience roared their approval, the other musicians took the stage and entered the song on cue. Throughout the evening, Bowie drew largely on his impressive and extensive back catalog, and the crowd responded enthusiastically to new treatments of such classics as "The Man Who Sold the World," "Fashion" and "Under Pressure." Not until the sixth song did Bowie play...