Word: shame
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...There is no shame in discussing things with one's enemies." So said Morocco's King Hassan II three months ago. Last week he lived up to those words by meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres. The talks in the Moroccan resort of Ifrane produced little except what one participant described as a promise to "remain in contact." But the fact that the meeting was held at all merits at least a mention in the tortured history of Israel's relations with the Arab world...
...words trickle out of one's memory from the television pleas for funds to refurbish this statue. In them, Lady Liberty spoke, mourning her tarnished condition like an aging prima donna. If she could not be repolished, she threatened, "I shall become a symbol of shame...
...middle of the summer, the world needs true adults more than ever. Along with Elvis Costello, Gabriel is one of the few rock musicians who has the poise and dignity and talent to carry off the tough task of acting like a complex human being. It is a shame that someone with his ability writes beach blanket anthems--even great ones like "Sledgehammer." After all, there are enough David Lee Roths around to handle the kids...
...shame that everyone was more concerned with getting photos of every ship and firework than really watching and enjoying them. The fireworks, shot off 40 barges, were incredible--but everyone around me was glued to their viewfinders...
...That's a shame, because the Kennedy campaign is simply that--a name. Before Joe decided to run, his younger cousin and son of Sen Edward M. Kennedy, Ted Jr., tested the political waters of the Eighth. Both Joe and Ted polled very well in the district, but Joe, head of the do-good Citizens' Energy Corporation, had a little more credibility. Now the Kennedy campaign is doing very little except relying on Life and People Magazine profiles as well as printing up buttons that say "I was there" [on the day Joe announced...