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...Bush looks like the most promising reason in decades for the majority of people to say yes [NATION, March 15]. Serious grumblers and potential voters across the political spectrum may begin to overlook party affiliation and fine points on issues and instead look for the candidate with other salient qualities. Governor Bush appears presidential! After a little time with Bush in the White House, people might again start hoping their own child would grow up to be President! MERL KUHLMAN Goshen...
...Edward S. Chen '01 said Ford "spoke on salient issues," adding "for someone who is 85 years old, he was incredibly eloquent...
...groups have taken to sharing their unused office space with others. For instance, Demon magazine, Digitas and the Harvard Salient all share an office in Thayer, as do the Asian American Association (AAA) and South Asian Association...
...course, he remains the central symbolic figure in the cautionary political fable they concocted around those long-ago events. Because it reads so simply--good vs. bad, tight-lipped political martyrs vs. opportunistic informers--this view has been unquestioningly accepted by most Americans. It taps into two of their salient qualities: their sense of fair play and their impatience with ideological nuance. Those protesting the Academy's action are, naturally, counting on it to work for them again...
Roman Martinez `01 said that upon becomingeditor of the Harvard Salient, he was told,"You're now the campus antiChrist...