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...Abetted by her mother, a "Messalina of the suburbs," Tissy turns out to harbor the tyrannical selfishness of the very weak. Their marriage is a fiasco. Lewis falls under the spell of Emmy, a passionate and extraverted actress who is the opposite of his wife in every way except relentless self-absorption. Although he resists Emmy's advances, his wife leaves him anyway. He drifts passively through decades of wistful misery, unable to attain pleasure or please others; even his housekeeper treats him with contempt...
...Boston fans, the winter has been relentless. Tony Conigliaro, the "embodiment" of the Red Sox organization, died last month...
Eclipsed by all these trivial pursuits was one of the peculiar and charming aspects of this presidency: Bush's relentless spontaneity. Bush is known for picking up the phone and calling foreign leaders, old friends in Texas, lowly bureaucrats in obscure agencies, to find out more about problems and policies. He likes to wander down to the office of his National Security Affairs adviser Brent Scowcroft to discuss the latest developments overseas. Sometimes, without a word to his wife, he'll invite visitors to lunch or dinner or even a sleep-over in the Lincoln Bedroom...
...feeling of relief. While raiders argue that takeovers have made corporate America more productive and efficient, managers call the threat of attack a nerve-racking and costly distraction that inhibits their ability to focus on long-term growth. Each argument has its merits, but after a decade of relentless takeover bidding, debt is becoming a dirty word and raiders have lost their prestige...
Although 7-1 is an impressive score, credit must be given to Magauran, who had a total of 64 saves. The Harvard offense was relentless, but Magauran put up a valiant effort...