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...copied her husband's tactic of using party soft money to finance early TV spots, she looked no better than he. And when Bill Clinton granted clemency to a group of Puerto Rican terrorists--a move that some of Hillary's key Latino backers had lobbied for--she was silent at first, then condemned the move, angering the very interest group she was pandering to. Smooth...
...tell, the only reason that Rudenstine has remained silent is that he can make no argument against a living wage that would not be publicly embarassing for the president of the world's richest university. By liberal estimates, implementing a living wage at Harvard would cost the University $10 million annually. This amounts to three-fifths of 1 percent of Harvard's annual budget, and exactly equals the compensation paid the University's top fund manager in 1998. It is impossible for Rudenstine to argue that Harvard cannot afford a living wage. Had he come to our rally...
...Speaking of the ordinarily recognizable becoming barely that: the headless horseman--when he has a head in a flashback and in the resolution--is played by Christopher Walken. Walken's silent performance is sure to make you start out of your seat at least the first time you see him. His gnarly-teeth, wild hair and demonic eyes make you regard his subsequent headlessness as less of a fright and more of a relief...
...chef's trousers," decided one night to approach a young dining hall chef on green bean duty in Eliot House. After Soudavar bravely asked the young cook where he had bought the fabulous trousers he was wearing, the man grabbed Soudavar's hand and motioned for him to keep silent. The chef ushered Soudavar down to the kitchen's store room and handed him a pair of the coveted cooking wear...
...postal-worker shootings in the early '90s. Most of these programs involve zero tolerance for threats or violence, require conflict resolution among colleagues and offer tips on what workers should do if they're threatened or attacked. Meanwhile, at gas stations and other retail businesses, such security measures as silent alarms, buzzer locks and bulletproof glass have contributed to a 46% drop in robbery homicides over the past five years...