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...Beautiful," and the verse of Arkansas poet Miller Williams. During the day that is set aside every four years to celebrate Democracy's peaceful transition of power, tensions that have plagued Washington momentarily disappeared. Speaker Gingrich led a delegation of GOP leaders in helping escort Clinton to the podium, then praised him good-naturedly in the President's traditional post-Inauguration visit to the Hill. Along the frigid parade route late in the afternoon, the mood of celebration was infectious. The crowd sang along as the Tennessee band marched by playing "It's a Grand Old Flag," like thousands...
Eliminated. Just a few months ago, no one in the AIDS community and no reputable scientist would presume to imagine such a thing. Journalists, activists and researchers peppered Ho with questions at the podium. Had he found the cure? Could people stop worrying about AIDS? Could they throw away their condoms...
Nelson and current Vice President Lamelle D. Rawlins '99 also performed well, but with less crisp and definitive answers than Haynes. The co-author of last year's Nelson-Grimmelmann Act started strong, hunkering down to the podium and gazing out at his listeners with conviction, but lost some connection with the audience as the night wore on. Rawlins, whose play-it-safe attitude and serious demeanor reflected the attitude of someone who's practically in heir apparent, appeared a little too packaged at times but nevertheless enumerated her accomplishments clearly...
...This shows how quickly [the council] moves on student responsiveness," he said, as the dinosaur plodded across the podium...
...When I received the gold medal, I was the captain and had to get up on the podium," he says. "It's hard to explain, but when I looked down I was shaking. My legs were going. I kind of sneaked a look down to see if my pants were shaking, but they weren't so I figured I was alright...