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...simple words to console the two children of Inspector Anthony Infante at St. Teresa's in the morning, then managed the ego of the Rev. Jesse Jackson as he took advantage of Giuliani's media entourage to nominate himself negotiator in chief. In the evening, Giuliani called on a stricken crowd at Temple Emanu-El to stand and applaud Neil Levin, the head of the Port Authority, who died helping his employees escape. Reverting to tireless cheerleader, he ended his day at Yankee Stadium watching Roger Clemens pitch against Tampa...
...Security Thomas J. Ridge ’67 to watch our every move? While in the past such measures have encountered stiff opposition, House Minority Leader Dick Gephardt (D-Mo.) suggested to Fox News that last week’s events changed the nature of the debate. Indeed, terror stricken civil rights activists may have reevaluated their position on national identity cards since Sept...
...doctors have been busy this past week, especially in New York and Washington, D.C. Physicians report liberal dispensation of sleeping pills and an upswing in requests for emergency psychotherapy sessions. New York City?s major hospitals opened free social work clinics to deal with the influx of grief-stricken and traumatized people into their emergency rooms...
...Edith and Woodrow: The Wilson White House (Scribner; 608 pages; $35), a beautifully written and researched volume by Phyllis Lee Levin, whose last book was on Abigail Adams. The great Wilson partnership, which began with their marriage in 1915, grew stronger as his fame climbed. When he was stricken with debilitating strokes in 1919, Edith obscured his physical state and quite literally took over the presidency. Foreshadowing Hillary Clinton, who designed and presented a health care program that failed abysmally in part because of the resentment over her assumption of presidential authority, Edith misplayed her hand. Had she been forthright...
...Africans ought to realize who we are and solidify our standing in a world that is dominated by Western civilization and thought. It is a pity that this treasure trove is being plundered by its own keepers. While it is sad, how can we really blame poverty-stricken subsistence farmers in an oil-rich economy for plundering the earth if Nigerian leaders leave a legacy of thoughtless actions? EDOZIE N. UMEH Lagos...