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...Aquia Creek sandstone used for the original mansion was the best. That stone came out of a friend's quarry in Virginia. Though Washington was in Philadelphia during much of the construction, he dropped in often enough to terrorize and entice Master Builder James Hoban into doing superb work. When Congress wanted to expropriate the building for the Supreme Court, Washington said no. When Congress wanted the House of Representatives in the structure, Washington put his foot down. So on a March day in 1797, when Washington came to gaze proudly on the largest house abuilding in America...
Despite the fact that both squads enter the showdown sporting equally perfect 5-0 Ivy marks, Penn is clearly the favorite because of its superb play this year and home field advantage...
...production can catch all of Wilde's humor. But this production does an admirable job of highlighting as much as possible. The timing, thanks to Director John Wauck, is superb, as the actors jump from one-liner to one-liner. Though the cast is consistently good, Chris Charron's, imperturbable Algernon and Valerie Gilbert's haughty Lady Bracknel steal the show...
...opponent and fundamentalists are trying to dictate what the political agenda will be, what the Christian position is," Hunt says, adding that important issues "such as food for the hungry, a superb education for every child and keeping the peace" are thus excluded from the Helms' list of priorities...
Reagan's handlers have long tried to protect the President from exposing his detached approach to governing. They know that he is superb at making speeches but poor at answering questions, that he prefers hitting broad themes to picking over details. He has had fewer press conferences (26) than any President since Richard Nixon. His advisers worry about how he handles unrehearsed discussions with foreign leaders. Reagan sometimes has difficulty remembering names, much less complex negotiating positions. Meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Nakasone in June, he repeatedly referred to his own Vice President as "Prime Minister Bush...