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...heroic for a lawyer but made lousy company for a would-be statesman. And Gore, his cause completely wrapped up in theirs, made few successful attempts to distinguish himself from his legal lieutenants and their try-anything battle plan, which even a non-president must sometimes do for appearances' sake...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Al Gore, Self-Made Statesman | 12/13/2000 | See Source »

...Does Fox News get money directly from the G.O.P., or does it have to launder it first for the sake...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bill O'Reilly | 12/11/2000 | See Source »

...continue, Justices Breyer and Souter seemed particularly interested in establishing a standard both parties could accept, while O'Connor sounded annoyed that the dilemma existed in the first place. "Why isn't the standard what the voter are instructed?" she demanded. "The instructions couldn't be clearer, for goodness' sake...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Shootout at the Supreme Court Corral | 12/11/2000 | See Source »

Wilde, against the advice of his friends and lawyers, including George Bernard Shaw, pursues a case of criminal libel against Queensbury for the sake of Bosie, who sees the trial as a chance to get back at his mother. Bosie's stage presence is nearly perfect; with the walk of a public school boy and slight hints at effeminacy, Snyder successfully relates Bosie's demanding and selfish desire for Wilde's complete devotion...

Author: By Nichole B. Usher, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: An Aestheticist's Anguish | 12/8/2000 | See Source »

Mansfield cautions against humor for the sake of being adored by students...

Author: By Andrew J. Miller, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: A Spoonful of Humor Makes the Lesson Go Down | 12/7/2000 | See Source »

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