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Though it boasts prominent names, including Senators Arlen Specter, Nancy Kassebaum, John Chafee and Warren Rudman, the new assemblage faces rough going. Other moderates, reluctant to anger religious activists, declined to join the effort. Even the pugnacious Specter cautioned afterward that "it is important that we not pick fights or disagree with anyone." Ralph Reed, who runs Pat Robertson's Christian Coalition, noted that a previous effort to mobilize centrists had flopped. "It's awfully hard to motivate moderates," Reed observed...
...Karan seems right at home in the rough, insular world of Seventh Avenue, it may be because she was born into it. Her father Gabby Faske, who died when Donna was three, was a tailor. Her mother Helen worked as a sales representative and showroom model. Known in the family as "the Queen," Karan's mother was an imperiously demanding woman. Does Karan's childhood explain her drive? After 18 years of psychoanalysis, Karan has either found the answer or stopped asking the question. "I think I was born this way," she says. "I never feel I've done...
...Windsors can weather the next several years, their prospects may improve. Charles and Diana are due for a rough passage; but as their new lives take shape, the direction of the Crown may also become clear. In the meantime, Queen Elizabeth II, 66, must hang in there, as she has for 40 years; her family has not allowed her an easeful old age. Prince William of Wales may be the savior of the monarchy, but he is only...
...understands the stakes at Malcolm X better than Earl C. At night he works as a federal undercover narcotics agent. By day he volunteers his time providing security and a reassuring presence at the school. Earl, a former Golden Gloves boxing champion, is rough-edged and straight talking. A father of six, he can also be a gentle man, and is often seen crossing the playground or walking the halls, a knot of adoring children at his side...
...players had a little bit of trouble [with the rough play.] But we want to see that aggressiveness in our league as long as it doesn't get out of hand," Harvard Coach Frank Sullivan said...