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...wholesale reversals of the Warren era's liberal precedents. But despite six Republican presidential appointees to the high bench since then, the turnaround has not materialized. One of the most powerful forces holding back the conservative tide has been a small, slightly rumpled, elderly gentleman with a ready smile and a legendary gift for gab, William J. Brennan Jr. Court observers agree that the liberal Justice, even in the supposed exile of dissent, has emerged as the master strategist of the Burger court...
Despite the knocks, the combative ex-Marine has kept his composure. There is still a look of imminent irreverence in Regan's eye, and a tough yet mischievous smile seems never far from his lips. "I haven't lost my sense of humor, and I hope not my balance," he said last week. "I don't have an ego problem any more today than I had six months ago." He pauses for a moment, smiles, and adds, "At least I haven't detected...
...Baker place, the sheep barn's rectangular skeleton now glows softly, a spare Doric temple in the twilight. Babcock touches the smoothly hewn frame with a hammer-size hand. "Look how carefully they worked. They thought they were building for the future." He brightens into a smile. "And today, we saved one. Gramps would be pleased." --By Kenneth W. Banta
...Coming Catholic Church. "John XXIII had charisma, but he didn't travel. Paul VI traveled, but he didn't speak other languages very well. John Paul II ran the table." To follow that act, many observers agree, his successor will need to speak several languages, have a ready smile (or at least a telegenic frown) and, as Gibson puts it, be able "to make news by virtue of who he is" as much as by what he has done...
Both Dance Office staff and student dancers worry about the potential pitfalls of moving Harvard’s Dance Program to the Quad. “I hope the beautiful space will draw people out to the Quad,” Bergmann says with a smile, “If a student center is developed at Hilles, we could have a wonderful community environment...