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...voice. The 600 or so folks who turned up on Wednesday night at the Evangel Cathedral in Spartanburg, South Carolina, were treated to a remarkable spectacle: Patrick Buchanan preaching redemption. Buchanan left political veterans gasping when he borrowed the catechism of Jesse Jackson's campaign, the Old Testament verse that went with him everywhere: "If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and heal their land...
...goodness seem almost routine, the norm, in a time when monsters ravaged Europe. But that is Blair's point. In war as in peace, Anne's friends showed a bravery they might well shrug off as simple human decency. This harrowing, inspiring film--an antidote to Holokitsch--is their testament. It alerts us that villainy is the rank soil in which heroism can flower...
...impressed without being really interested, but in this "Figaro", opera was what it should be: entertaining. This is due in part to the choice of opera, one of the funniest in the literature, and the wise decision to perform it in English; but it is also a testament to the enthusiasm and comic skill of the cast, which knew just how much...
Forbes' run-up in the polls is also a testament to the name recognition money can buy. Thanks to massive TV advertising in early-primary states and the ensuing publicity, the Forbes name has begun to acquire an appealing glow. Carmen Palmer, 66, of Fort Worth, Texas, has shifted her support from Dole to Forbes. "Can't say exactly why," she says, "except that he has some very good ideas--although I can't tell you exactly what they are right...
...Federal student loans would be cut by $5 billion over seven years (that the cuts were reduced from $18 billion is a testament to the work students have already done in organizing themselves...