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America survived and prospered for a couple of centuries without knowing absolutely everything about its Presidents. Full disclosure was prevented both by the discretion of the perpetrators and by a fairly rigid sense of restraint on the part of the Establishment press. For example, when James B. ("Scotty") Reston, the Washington bureau chief of the New York Times, found out that one of his reporters was looking into rumors that John Kennedy had been married to another woman before Jackie, he stopped the investigation. Said Reston: "I will not have the New York Times muckraking the President of the United...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Nothing Private? | 8/23/1999 | See Source »

...conclude that the 'Controlled Choice' student assignment plan is not one of rigid racial quotas intended to obtain racial and ethnic balance," they wrote. "It is a flexible plan that guarantees access for all population groups to all the regular educational offerings of the Boston School System...

Author: By Geoffrey A. Fowler, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Ed School Professor Criticizes Historic End to Boston Busing | 7/16/1999 | See Source »

...Russia's first real politician, and his thick hair and fast smile seemed to evoke a future that made Russians dreamy with hope. But Yeltsin today is an all too familiar Russian archetype. Reclusive and suspicious, the President lives in a tightly sealed world. Most presidential meetings are rigid and formal. Senior Cabinet ministers and aides have an old-fashioned phone next to their desks. Instead of a dial it bears a simple sign reading THE PRESIDENT. It is widely understood, however, that the phone is for answering, not calling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Russia: Survival of the Fittest | 5/24/1999 | See Source »

This practice time is not rigid, as players are given the flexibility to come and go as they please. Petrovic points out that while many athletes choose to practice as their schedule permits, many women faithfully attend practice every week and compete in all the club's matches...

Author: By Jennifer L. Sullivan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Petrovic, Radcliffe Tennis Club Charge the Net | 5/21/1999 | See Source »

...this practice time is not rigid. Players are given the flexibility to come and go as they please. Petrovic points out that while many athletes choose to practice as their schedule permits, many women faithfully attend practice every week and compete in all the club's matches...

Author: By Jennifer L. Sullivan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Under Petrovic's Leadership, Radcliffe Tennis Club Booms | 5/21/1999 | See Source »

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