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...least as much for the country as Reagan did, or more. Critics of Clinton will undoubtedly say that a President with flexible beliefs, who once polled voters to decide where he should go on vacation, deserves history's inattention. Which is why with the end of his presidency in sight and the realization that a lame duck's influence drops precipitously after his sixth year, Clinton and his advisers are feeling the shadow of Reagan and urgently pondering the question, What is Clintonism? "We've been out there moving the ship in a very good direction, but we haven...
...been a troubled one. Just a century ago, more than 100,000 of the fearsome predators roamed the West, helping themselves to the abundant prey and vast territory they found there. Early settlers, who saw the wolves as threats to both their cattle and themselves, generally killed them on sight. Ultimately, the government placed a bounty on the wolves, encouraging hunters to shoot them, trap them and even burn them alive. Before the middle of the 20th century, Canis lupus was wobbling on the edge of extinction...
Lawmakers were treated to $4.6 million worth of goodies in 1996, according to an Associated Press survey. But there must be a twinge of guilt, even among the bitterly partisan, as they sight-see in London or scuba dive in the Pacific or tee up next to someone who wants their vote. Espy, who may have learned about ethics when he was in Congress, readies for a trial that could send him to jail...
Last year during reading period, I was wandering through Cabot Science Library, now the only twenty-four-hour library on campus and a safe haven for insomniacs like me. I spotted a student slumped over in his study carol, emitting a rapidly escalating series of snores, a common sight in an all-night library. Then I saw the slogan printed on the back of his T-shirt: "Sleep Is For The Weak." Next time I'm up all night, I'm going to bring a camera. Dara Horn's column will resume next semester...
City officials were preparing for the storm as well, with the possibility of an icy morning rush hour in sight...