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...course, a delicate matter to seek reconciliation among World War II enemies without seeming to paper over the unspeakable evils of the Holocaust. Yet for a White House staff that prides itself on its mastery of public relations and for a President who has shown great skill in the use of symbolic gestures, the task should have been fairly routine. Instead, a series of staff miscues and a lack of sensitivity by the President not only cast a pall over his German trip, they managed to stir up all the old wartime passions that Reagan had hoped...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: V-E Day: A Misbegotten Trip Opens Old Wounds | 4/12/2005 | See Source »

...chastened Keough admitted last week, "The passion for original Coke was something that just flat caught us by surprise. The simple fact is that all of the time and money and skill poured into consumer research on the new Coca-Cola could not measure or reveal the depth and emotional attachment to the original Coca-Cola felt by so many people...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Coca-Cola's Big Fizzle | 4/12/2005 | See Source »

Orston, who came from a lower-class background, voiced his anger through his “incredible skill for writing farce” said Arthur, who read nearly a dozen plays before selecting this...

Author: By Michaela N. De lacaze, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ON THE RADAR: What the Butler Saw | 4/8/2005 | See Source »

...Every girl who plays in college is here for a reason,” Watkins said. “Everyone has a specific skill that they’re here...

Author: By Sam Teller, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: SOFTBALL 2005: Fresh from California | 4/8/2005 | See Source »

When glancing at Vaillancourt campaigning down the ice on an offensive drive, it almost seemed like a field commander leading the cavalry into battle—and winning. The real significance of her performance and the numbers she tallied is not simply in the raw skill and ability she displayed, however, but in what the Crimson has been searching for throughout the season: an alternative means of offense to Corriero...

Author: By John R. Hein, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Rookie Forward Notches Trifecta For W. Hockey | 4/4/2005 | See Source »

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