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...politician, which I think certainly helps," said Edward "Ted" A. Swasey '00, who is running with vice-presidential candidate Jared S. White '00. Swasey said the council should help student groups get started, serving as a clearinghouse for information on topics such as how to open a checking account...
...Robinson Makes us listen to the sounds of silence in a strange three-word opening. Stunt to appear different impresses no one. Noah Z. Seton Deflects accusations of excessive Stewartship in true presidential style. Also wins Best Hair in Show award. Ted A. Swasey Claims he is not a politician, and proves it with his speaking skills. Makes us miss the sweet syntax of George Bush...
Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy's piece on the "Fall of the House of Newt" was excellent. However, I have difficulty with a simplistic assertion early in the article: "Clinton has an affair with an intern, and Gingrich loses his job over it." Gingrich's position as a politician should not be judged against Clinton's private activities. Gingrich and the Republicans approached the midterm elections with the complete deck of cards up their sleeve. The public betrayal by Democrats of Clinton to protect their own political careers provided the Republicans with invaluable free negative advertising. Throughout the campaign...
Galina Starovoitova was a Russian democratic politician of the old school. An ardent admirer of the late Andrei Sakharov, she had once been a powerful force in the Duma, the lower house of parliament. In recent years her voice was lonely and often ignored. But hers was a name that many Russians knew, and if she no longer held great political power, her moral power remained intact...
MOLLY IVINS is a writer who normally creates heat, as any politician she's scorched can tell you. But Ivins, whose column in the Fort Worth (Texas) Star-Telegram is widely syndicated, found someone to admire in Willis Carrier, the father of air conditioning. Ivins, after all, lives in the Sunbelt--and Carrier's engineering achievement has helped make it much more livable...