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...common touch as Prime Minister. Of course he has an answer for all his problems. His poor ratings? "The economic situation is difficult. In France, there's always been a correlation between the popularity of the Prime Minister and the economic situation." The sputtering economy? "We'll have a pick-up hopefully in early 2004." The outrage from unions? "This seems normal when you are undertaking an important reform program." All the talk of decline? The last gasp of an enervated Parisian "nomenklatura" who "have for years been writing things that have all proved to be wrong." But the glum...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can This Man Tame France? | 10/5/2003 | See Source »

...Harvard guy who tried to hit on Meredith K. Broussard ’95 with this brilliant gem probably doesn’t know his corny pick-up line inspired her to write a book...

Author: By Kristi L. Jobson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: One Woman's Trash, Another Woman's Reference Book | 10/2/2003 | See Source »

...after 26 years and 26 boyfriends, Broussard began to notice that the best part of breaking up with a flame was talking about breaking up with a flame—and that a compilation of dating stories could be pretty interesting. Remembering back to the cheesy pick-up line, she thought an A to Z format might be a good way to organize...

Author: By Kristi L. Jobson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: One Woman's Trash, Another Woman's Reference Book | 10/2/2003 | See Source »

...collect cheesy pick-up lines the way Martha Stewart collects china—and most of my good cheesy pick-up lines I learned at Harvard,” she says...

Author: By Kristi L. Jobson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: One Woman's Trash, Another Woman's Reference Book | 10/2/2003 | See Source »

Perhaps she’s found a new favorite pick-up line for her own use: “Hey, baby, want to write about your failed relationships...

Author: By Kristi L. Jobson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: One Woman's Trash, Another Woman's Reference Book | 10/2/2003 | See Source »

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