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From the start, we have had no illusions that Russia could become overnight a fully democratic, stable and prosperous nation or that success is ultimately assured. But that uncertainty is an argument for steadiness--in a policy that has already strengthened America's security and that deserves continued bipartisan support...
...nope. "Lost the farm." "Bad." "Still tryin'." "Good.") Now it's all different. When you run for President, words are your friend, your only friend. You must "martial them to fight for you,'' in Margaret Thatcher's phrase. This will be a psychic shift, and it won't happen overnight. But it's your job now; if you win the presidency, it will be your job then...
...push out older workers, because they can pay newer workers less. One chef went, during my year there, from a line chef (the main chefs, responsible for preparing the entrees), to a pastry chef, to a salad preparer, and was on his way to becoming a baker working an overnight shift when I left the club. They could not fire him or reduce his wages (thanks to the union), but they could humiliate him into leaving...
Unfortunately, every focus group risks becoming a short-lived venture which comes up with many ideas but few concrete solutions. Certainly, problems surrounding the tenure process or classroom dynamics or the glass ceiling in extracurricular activities cannot be solved overnight, and certainly not by one small group. However, mentoring opportunities on a more informal level, input from many different students and gender discussions in proctor groups and in house dining halls can pave the way. The burden for the committee will be to translate the ideas and complaints that arise behind their closed doors into programs which will become stepping...
...fighting, taunting the police of Montreat into high-speed car chases and cultivating a fascination for firearms and rock music and a taste for hard liquor. By the time he managed to get himself expelled from a tiny technical college in Texas for keeping a girl out overnight (their plane was socked in by fog), it had already become clear that an addiction to piloting small airplanes was overwhelming any commitment to real study. At 19 he persuaded his father to let him deliver a Land Rover from London to a religious hospital in Jordan. He made the trip steering...