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...from a beggar can be a risky proposition; the back turner must worry not only about what will happen to the panhandler but also about whether his own conscience will become calloused. Every time someone walks away from an importuning hand, he risks becoming a little harder, a little tougher, a little less like the person he should...
...that are more than 99% white and nearly a third of all blacks live in neighborhoods that are more than 90% black. The federal Department of Housing and Urban Development estimates that 2 million people encounter racial discrimination in housing every year. Last week the Senate passed a new, tougher Fair Housing Act that will finally make it easier for the Federal Government to assist victims of discrimination in suing landlords and real estate agents who block their access to housing...
...were powerful motivators. But there was more. When John David's parents were growing up, society passed along the message that there was reward for striving. And many people, like Abel and Mary Louise Gutierrez, did succeed. These days the message needed to motivate kids seems more confused and tougher to deliver...
Vice President George Bush, like Dukakis, was off the campaign trail after winding up a trip Sunday night. Bush was polishing a speech in which he planned to call for tougher ethical standards for government officials and members of Congress...
...liabilities: his age and general lack of zip, as well as a silky style that makes it hard for Middle-Class Mike to depict Silver-Spoon George as a country-club elitist. Bentsen's willingness to wallow in contributions from those with business before his Finance Committee makes it tougher for Dukakis to exploit the Reagan Administration's "sleaze factor...