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...says Tyler Professor of Constitutional Law Laurence Tribe, “principally because such activities can distract from teaching and scholarship unless one keeps them under tight control.” Tribe, who helped argue the legal case for Al Gore ’69 in the Florida recount battle and has been mentioned as a prospective Democratic Supreme Court nominee, says he limits himself to one major public lecture outside of Harvard each year, despite the fact that he usually receives about 50 to 75 invitations...
LaTeef chose to recount one story, a tale of a young woman whose father wishes her to marry the strongest man she meets. The woman convinces him instead that her suitors should perform a task: she will agree to marry whoever can get their arrow to stick in the trunk of the ebony tree. The story, she says, “teaches the importance of careful planning and good friends. In it, strategy is more important than strength...
...Cabin fever?" pondered Elsey recently, back in the room to recount his memories. "Never. It was the most exciting place in the world." And also the most secure. Elsey and the handful of other aides who were on duty around the clock wheeled Roosevelt because his personal valet was not allowed in the room. "One glance at the map showing the convoys headed for the African coast could tell the story," says Elsey, also recalling when Eleanor Roosevelt brought China's Mme. Chiang Kai-shek unannounced into the Map Room, causing great consternation. It never happened again...
Before he gets a chance to make that case, however, McBride has a primary mess on his hands. Reno has refused to concede McBride's win, since the worst voting problems occurred in her stronghold counties; she even asked for a manual recount, but state officials quickly refused. Still, how did she squander a more than 20-point poll lead over McBride, who has never held elected office? Despite Reno's celebrity and hold over liberal South Florida, Democratic donors wrote her off, convinced she would never capture enough of the conservative north. Her feckless campaign, whose only highlight...
Kieran, 19, is even less daunted. Over Cokes at the same restaurant, different day, he doesn't come off as egotistical or spoiled, just brash. Burr Steers, who directed Igby, in which Kieran stars with Sarandon, likes to recount how he bagged the part: "Kieran comes skipping in and takes one look at me and says, 'You look like s___.' That was it. I knew he was the kid." The incident wasn't a big deal to Kieran, who shares Rory's pale skin and heavy-lidded eyes, which are useful for expressing boredom. "He had rings under his eyes...