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Fisher says that he is working from the assumption that the atmosphere at the Law School is often confrontational and adversarial. "The goal is not just to beone big feely-touchy happy family with all theproblems swept under the rug," he says. "Studentsand faculty should develop the practice of beingsincere, open and respectful...
When the familiar swept-back hairdo has been built and lacquered, King often drives downtown for lunch at Duke Zeibert's, one of the capital's last old- fashioned, macho places to be seen. From his usual table, he can quickly scan, and be scanned by, every patron who enters. For lunch he invariably has slab after slab of Streit's salted matzos, lavishly spread with light margarine, plus a lettuce-and-tomato salad. Between bites he waves to and chats with all the pols, power brokers and wannabes...
...Perot movement similar to those thatinitially swept other parts of the nation wasnoticeably absent at Harvard. In fact, of over 30students interviewed in dining hall last night,only one said he would support Perot...
...Harvard men swept through the competition, claiming five singles and doubles titles over the weekend...
...then the economy began to suffer from yet another new development: America's growing linkages to the global economy, which has gone into a slump. The world's economy didn't grow at all last year, and is expected to expand only 1.1% this year. The currency crisis that swept Europe last week was a profound symptom of the West's stagnation. Germany's relatively high interest rates, run up by the cost of rapid unification, have prevented its major trading partners -- including to some extent the U.S. -- from lowering their own rates enough to boost their economies...