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...echo some of our self-righteously Christian spokesmen, how far we have strayed from the narrow path prescribed by the prophets! A sizable portion of the electorate, probably no less Judeo-Christian than anyone else, stands ready to let the richer candidate buy its votes, on the theory that the rich cannot be bought themselves. In the case of Michael Huffington in California or Ross Perot in '92, piles of earthly treasure are proffered, with a straight face, as proof of one's ability to lead. But who can fault our lucre-crazed political culture when even the televangelists promise...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Remember the Sermon on the Mount? | 10/31/1994 | See Source »

...Allen Counter has my full, strong and continuing support. His work in leading the Harvard Foundation has been exemplary, and I am deeply appreciative of all he does, with the students and staff of the Foundation, to make the College a richer and more understanding community. You perform a startling disservice to imply otherwise. Jeremy R. Knowles Dean, Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Counter Does Exemplary Work | 10/28/1994 | See Source »

Photography: Julia Richer (Associate Editor); Eleanor Taylor, Karen Zakrison (Assistant Editors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Magazine Masthead | 10/24/1994 | See Source »

...trouble articulating your enthusiasm for a team or a sport to a significant other or an otherwise bemused friend or relative, find yourself a copy of this witty account. Names of English soccer players and clubs may fly over your head, but the book's emotional content is richer than a pint of Haagen-Dazs, and it makes for a wonderfully funny read in any dialect...

Author: By Darren Kilfara, | Title: Coaching and Clowning Around | 10/15/1994 | See Source »

...returns to tell about an encounter with a spaceship. The extraterrestrials are not green and stalky but all-Canadian kids wearing seersucker sunsuits. This, of course, is an unbelievable fiction within a totally credible fiction. Munro demonstrates her mastery of this linkage throughout Open Secrets, where each story is richer and more satisfying than most novels...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BOOKS: Women on the Edge | 10/3/1994 | See Source »

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