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...President home seven weeks ago, the big question was whether he was up to the job. By most accounts, Haitian and American, Aristide appears a transformed man. Gone is the leftist firebrand who coyly refused to discipline the mob that brought him to power. Gone too is the self-righteous, mercurial contrarian of Washington exile. In their place is a man whom experience has imbued with wisdom, a newfound respect for dialogue and a deft skill for the politics of pragmatism...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Haiti: Getting the Hang of It | 12/12/1994 | See Source »

...pragmatic to be in denial" about the message voters sent Democrats, a supportive White House aide says of the First Lady. "She can be self-righteous, yes, but she is not a person to deny reality." Even Panetta, says a senior official, believes Mrs. Clinton "gets it. She knows what the basic problems were." The chief of staff makes a point of inviting her to strategy sessions because, as this official puts it, her presence "does help...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Once and Future Hillary | 12/12/1994 | See Source »

There is no sense in getting too inspired or sanguine. In the 1990s a cynic's eye reads a certain rotted sociology in important places -- an America disuniting into self-righteous tribalism (gridlocking interest groups; the indignant, victim-singing, litigating, on-the-make cousins, who are fighting over a national patrimony spread too thin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LEADERSHIP: The Real Points of Light | 12/5/1994 | See Source »

During these two portions three speakers, including State Representative Gloria Fox, will address celebrants. The other two speakers, Brother Righteous and T.C., are from Zulu Nation, a non-profit grassroots organization that helps sponsor boys' and girls' clubs emphasizing education and non-violence...

Author: By Anne L. Brody, | Title: BSA to Hold Its First Kwanzaa Celebration | 12/2/1994 | See Source »

...want students to consider peer groups safe, confidential, and anonymous places where they can continue or begin to talk. Unfortunately, I fear that David Goldbrenner's strategy of criticism has invalidated the personal concerns of many students with his self righteous attitude. Neda Ratanawongsa...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Peer Counseling Validates Feelings | 11/9/1994 | See Source »

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