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The most significant aspect of the Ayatullah's "send him to hell" speech was his emphasis on the rifts within his own government and his fears about the influence of those he called "misled liberals." Said Khomeini: "We should not, for the sake of pleasing several sellout liberals, act in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Terrorism The New Satans | 3/6/1989 | See Source »

The modern three-story structure is to be joined to the Fogg on Prescott Street, with its main entrance through the second floor of the Fogg. Not only will the location compress the space between exhibits, but it is hoped that it will make what is now a series of...

Author: By Yuko Miyazaki, | Title: The New Busch-Reisinger Plans | 2/24/1989 | See Source »

White grew up in Ohio, won an academic, not an athletic, scholarship to Hiram College and interrupted premedical studies for a notable career in baseball that culminated in a $300,000 announcing job with the New York Yankees. It is a pleasing fact that several other black candidates for the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Baseball Picks a Pioneer | 2/13/1989 | See Source »

It is especially pleasing to find that the one exception in recent years to the Department's de facto refusal to tenure from within is a stellar teacher whose course, Moral Reasoning 22: "Justice", is a staple of many undergraduate academic diets. Sandel not only earns top CUE guide ratings...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Justice for Sandel | 11/1/1988 | See Source »

Willy Loman knew how important it was to be well liked. Since Eisenhower won with the primitivist slogan "I Like Ike," Americans seem to require a pleasing affability from their Commander in Chief. Under Ronald Reagan, geniality was raised to an art form; the President became the nation's surrogate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Likability Sweepstakes | 10/24/1988 | See Source »

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