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...privately, Pusey’s patient dedication to “independence of thought and judgment” would ultimately lead him to rebuff McCarthy’s inquiries for the duration of the Red Scare...
Roger Rosenblatt's commentary on Americans' unspecific fears was right on target [ESSAY, Oct. 22]. Thanks to the FBI's vague warning about imminent attacks, our nation has truly been compromised. We're told by our president to get on with our lives so that the terrorists' scare tactics do not overwhelm and paralyze us, but then we're smothered by a pillow of fear from the very government organization that's supposed to filter out unspecific threats. The media circus surrounding the FBI's pronouncements has placed us squarely in the bull's-eye of our own target...
...around the world is not knowing when the paucity of Japanese will end. Following the war in the Persian Gulf, Japanese tourists resumed overseas travel after about six months. This time, the method and targets of the attacks -- using passenger planes to fell renowned landmarks -- and now the anthrax scare, have chilled them far more...
...just terrible—a laughless hour-and-a-half marred by endless unfunny skits, flubbed line readings and an amount of crack-ups that crossed the line from endearing to unprofessional. But that stinker was probably an anomaly. After all, it aired the day after an anthrax scare in the building, it was the third straight show after the always obsessed-over season premiere and it didn’t have a single appearance by the invaluable Morgan. And there are some signs that point to good things for the season ahead: the arrival of Amy Poehler from Comedy...
...while they did show promise at times last season—wins over Hockey East powers Providence and UMass-Lowell, back-to-back ties against Clarkson and St. Lawrence—the Bears lack the firepower to be a serious scare in the ECAC...