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Marina A. Bibo '99 plans an action-packed weekend as well--hiking at New Hampshire's Mt. Monadanock followed by a trip home to Cape Cod. While pleased to see her family, Bibo's motivation is more prosaic...
Like the appetizers, entrees embrace the traditional and the atypical alike. Even the often prosaic burrito exceeds expectations, however, laced elegantly with chile sauce, stuffed with grilled salmon, whole black beans, and brown rice and served on a bed of shredded lettuce and salsa fresca ($10.95). Grilled catfish ($10.95) is crusted in cornmeal and rests on a bed of rice pilaf, accompanied by a salad whose dressing is vaguely reminiscent of peanut sauce. The dish holds together well as a lighter option that remains flavorful and coherent. Chile rellenos ($9.95) sound unusual as well, advertised as Anaheim and Poblano peppers...
...standard-bearer of the Social Democratic Party, Schroder's slogan may be the prosaic "New Middle," but he has discarded years of leftist orthodoxy and learned from the mistakes of his predecessors. In 1990 the SPD promised to slow down the privatization of former East German industries to protect the workers; Schroder now preaches the need for the private sector to become more competitive by cutting labor costs. In 1994 the party proposed higher taxes on middle- and upper-income families; Schroder wants to cut the highest income tax rate from 53% to 47% and reduce corporate rates from...
Though he dines at the Palm and wears London-tailored Tasmanian-wool suits (at $1,500 a pop, each is paid for with about three hours of his billed legal time), Cacheris' homelife has always been more prosaic. He and his wife Ethel--they have been married nearly 43 years--frequently revisit his roots on trips to Greece. His father Christos had only a sixth-grade education, and as a teenager Plato flipped burgers at his dad's restaurants. After a stint in the Marines, straight-arrow Cacheris worked as a Justice Department prosecutor helping Attorney General Robert Kennedy target...
...that anyone in the White House knew Chung was funneling money from Chinese sources or that Chung ever lobbied anyone about the transfer of satellite-launch technology. Chung's lawyer, Brian Sun, insists Liu never discussed satellites or waivers with Chung. At least part of their partnership concerned the prosaic business of trading auto parts and telephone equipment...