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...been trying to reposition himself in the center after a bruising primary season that pushed him further to the right than be might have liked." Even if voters are able to shake off the image of NRA executive vice president Wayne LaPierre setting up shop in the Oval Office, many Americans - increasingly in favor of gun control in the wake of Columbine and similar incidents - may not be entirely comfortable with the idea of an NRA so confident in its standing in a Bush presidency. And when voters consider that the next president could be responsible for replacing a number...
...elegant Somerset Club, founded in 1851, occupies the mansion of David Sears, Class of 1807, designed in 1819 by Alexander Parris and built on the site of the farm formerly owned by John Singleton Copley. Four large oval rooms, two private dining rooms, a “morning room,” a library and an immense living room in the Directoire style make up the core of the building. Beyond this resplendent salon are the ivy strewn walls that surround the Somerset’s garden and terrace, known as “the Bricks,” where...
...friend Meijer, likening the "freedom ladder" to the concrete slab from the Berlin Wall that adorns the museum's entrance. "No one knows more than I how humiliating it was," Ford reminded his Secretary of State. "As you recall, I had to sit in the Oval Office and watch our troops get kicked out of Vietnam. But it's part of our history, and we can't forget it." The decision was made to get the ladder. "To some, this staircase will always be seen as an emblem of military defeat," Ford notes. "For me, however, it symbolizes...
...understatement to say Nader's not likely to sit in the Oval Office, but his campaign could be important. Last week a poll showed Nader getting 5.7%--versus 3.6% for likely Reform Party nominee Pat Buchanan. Nader scored close to 10% in the West--an omen for Democrats who fear that he could siphon California votes from Al Gore and throw the state to George W. Bush. Nader plays especially well with the elderly over 70--worried about prescription-drug benefits--and with the young. "He's retro cool," says John Zogby, who conducted the poll. "The same...
...been widely shown in Europe. She's a ceramist, or potter, depending on what you think of her very distinct style. Her bowls and vases are always porcelain and always small, due to the limitations of her kiln. They come in a few very specific shapes-round, rectangular, oval or flat. She takes a simple shape and varies it simply-some pieces are scalloped, some are painted to look like they are. For this show, she has made a few more innovative pieces, the most striking of which is a large (14.5" diameter) disk in a boomerang-like shape, glazed...