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...said, perhaps too easily, that we marry our parents -- fall in love, that is, with people who resemble them. It is also said that we repeat our parents' behavior. Children of alcoholics are more likely to be alcoholics; abused kids too often become abusing parents. In this case we can see, or at least surmise, some piquant re-enactments of unusual life stories...
Another popular sign read "Do repeat Britain's WWII Churchill folly. Re-elect George Bush...
...Says Hull: " 'Dropping the flag,' or quitting, is considered almost a capital offense." Every gang has a de- initiation ceremony that usually involves a vicious ritual beating -- occasionally to the point of death. Ex-members who stay in the neighborhood -- and few can afford to leave -- are subject to repeat beatings by their former comrades and by rival gang members who don't know or care that they've quit. "It takes an unbelievable amount of courage to walk out," says Hull...
...would expect of a digital servant -- friendly, eager to please but slightly hard of hearing. Morning host Joan Lunden, demonstrating Casper's capabilities on an Apple Macintosh computer, was able to persuade the system to program her VCR simply by talking into a microphone -- although she had to repeat "Casper, accept program!" several times before the machine finally got the message. When the technology is perfected, say Apple executives, computers will be able to act on their human masters' every command, whether it be to pay the phone bill, schedule a lunch date or fetch the electronic mail...
...prospects and record in office. In a week when Bush faced hecklers at a gathering of POW and MIA families, quayle gritted his teeth and denied that he was on the brink of being dropped from the team. When he turned up on CNN'S Larry King Live to repeat that line, however, he seemed to provide his own escape clause. "Believe me, if I thought that I was hurting the ticket, I'd be gone," he said -- even as new polls showed that half or more of voters would approve if Bush dropped him. The Vice President was further...