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General Augusto Pinochet is not a particularly scary man, now that he's out of uniform. He appears in public these days as a rather feeble octogenarian sporting soft colors, smiling affably, his eyes vaguely anxious and his demeanor almost eager to please. These days, the ruthless dictator of yore inspires more pity than terror, particularly now that the veneer of international respectability of his 17-year reign of terror has been stripped away...
Fear of the uniform...
...that patience required some courage and faith; reasoned arguments about fairness were drowned out by angry mobs charging that Gore was "the Commander in Thief," a "chad molester," even as Democrats charged that Bush would burn down the White House before he'd let Gore live in it. The uniform code of conduct in a democracy--the assumption of good faith that allows politicians to quarrel one day and compromise the next--was sacrificed to the reality that only one of these men can be President, that there is no middle ground. Each man was so sure he was right...
...uniform policy currently exists for evaluating applications, Illingworth said. Rather, he said the College looks at each request individually and makes a decision based on the time, audience and projected impact on other users of the area--Widener Library, Memorial Church and classes in Sever Hall...
...Wiehn scored her 50th goal in a Big Green uniform against the Big Red, including the eventual game-winner in the second period. She got help from classmate Kim McCullough, who scored twice and earned ECAC Player of the Week honors...