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...along his wife, who he felt had been insulted by the Percy campaign, and a heated and dramatic confrontation followed. In fact, Percy became so hot and flustered that, as he left the studio via a narrow hallway crowded by reporters, he collapsed--the victim of an unwelcome fainting spell. So much for the Illinois Advantage, as Percy calls himself in his current campaign against Democratic Congressman Paul Simon...

Author: By Richard J. Appel, | Title: Reagan Looms Large | 11/2/1984 | See Source »

...production, then, Life is a Dream strives hard, and occasionally succeeds in bringing its magic to life, particularly with the aid of Bradford's strong performance. But as a work of drama, for all its aspirations, the play never really manages to cast a lasting spell. For the moment, at least, Shakespeare's reputation is quite secure...

Author: By Stuart A. Anfang, | Title: Just a Dream? | 10/25/1984 | See Source »

...opponent in the March presidential elections. D'Aubuisson denounced the gesture as "a political show, a farce." He later adopted a more conciliatory posture after his vice-presidential running mate, Hugo Barrera, endorsed Duarte's notion of talks with the guerrillas and asked only that the President spell out "clear, definite and concrete means" toward a solution to the civil war. The right's quiet response was a sign of another Duarte triumph: during his four-month tenure, the President has managed to reassure most of his conservative critics of his essentially moderate views...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Central America: Appointment in La Palma | 10/22/1984 | See Source »

...freshmen joined hands in four big circles, feeble attempting to spell...

Author: By Nick Wurf, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Vignali Dampens Dartmouth Antics | 10/20/1984 | See Source »

...arts. It is the price we pay for social mobility, just as the exclusivity of cliques are the necessary outcome of a free society's overwhelming diversity. The message: better to be ambiguous in our freedom than fixed in the higher hypocrisy and vices of 'perfect' solutions that spell slavery...

Author: By Nicholas J. Mcconnell, | Title: Kind Words on Cruelty | 10/15/1984 | See Source »

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