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There is even a quasi romance with his adversary, Assistant U.S. Attorney Sonia ("Sonny") Klonsky, an admirable model of today's busy woman. In addition to a grueling office schedule, she has to deal with an unhappy marriage, an advanced pregnancy and the possibility of recurrent breast cancer. Turow puts Sandy and Sonny in a hot tub together. But the bubbly alchemy is less convincing than their professional chemistry. Exchanges about subpoenas and fiduciary relationships resound with the authority of a judge's gavel. Clear explanations of how dishonest brokers and floor traders operate should add to the damage-control...
...Procope was refurbished with a vengeance in 1988 -- Pompeian red walls, l8th century oval portraits, crystal chandeliers, flintlock pistols and, for the waiters, quasi-revolutionary uniforms. Also a tinkly piano. If that all seems something that even Napoleon might call de trop, the food is generally good (Michelin recommends it), and the oysters...
...issue is zoning variances and Harvard's $50 million project on that site has been delayed by the Mission Hill "quasi-governmental body that advises the city on zoning decisions." Harvard's original request for building permits was rejected by the building department of the city on July...
...decision, MCAD did what no quasi-judicial agency should do: it accepted at face value evidence provided by a party in the complaint. Even though MCAD charged the club with a failure to cooperate in the investigation and nearly accused it of purposeful delay, the ruling nevertheless found that the club's briefs were both accurate and complete...
...case was for a time one of the most hotly contested student issues at Harvard, but the debate died down because of the protacted length of the investigation by the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD), a quasi-judicial body...