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...dalliance with Lewinsky to the abuses of government perpetrated by Richard Nixon. "This isn't about sexual misconduct any more than Watergate was about a third-rate burglary," proclaimed Hyde, who urged members to listen to that still, small voice whispering "duty, duty, duty." The Democrats took the opposite tack, warning of the horrors ahead. "Do we really want two more years of Monica Lewinsky?" Democrat David Bonior bellowed from the well of the House. "Two more years of Linda Tripp...
...station leaders tack up fan letters onto a board mounted in their Pennypacker Basement headquarters...
...minority of agencies and some private groups are taking the opposite tack and aggressively recruiting older workers for jobs that employers have a hard time filling. In 1987, Kelly Services, a leading temporary-help agency based in Troy, Mich., started one such program, called Encore. About 14% of Kelly temps are now 55 or older, vs. 10% five years ago. "We can't find enough of them," says Carl Camden, executive vice president of operations. "They have the experience and work ethic employers want." (Camden is too tactful to add that those employers might not want quite so much experience...
...book received a prominent and favorable review in The New York Times and was panned on the front page of the Los Angeles Times. Its uncharacteristic tack on welfare brought a warm reception from the right and criticism from the left...
...last Wednesday, Harvard seemed to change its tack...