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There is some dispute about whether and where Bush and Kerry crossed paths during the years they overlapped at Yale. They certainly ran in different circles. Among the more vivid contrasts between Bush and Kerry is the fact that Bush, the true political heir, showed so little interest in the substance of politics while Kerry, whose father was a public servant, though not a very happy one, fell deeper and deeper in love with public life. Where Bush ended up president of the fraternity and knew the name of every pledge from the day he walked in the door, Kerry...
...swing over Tampico, Ill., Reagan's birthplace, was wedged into the flight plan. The pilot dipped the plane's wings, and Nancy called out, "Quick, get Ron and Patti to take a look." They gazed silently out the windows. The tiny cluster of buildings on a land-sea of vivid green summer corn quickly slid beyond view. "A lot of corn," said Nancy. Mike Deaver, who had served Reagan so loyally, wore the cuff links that he had given Reagan on his 75th birthday. Nancy had recently returned them. Deaver wore them for the first time on this flight...
...WRITE ABOUT YOUR ADOLESCENCE IN VIVID DETAIL. DID YOU KEEP A DIARY...
...Despite vivid accounts of Eastern wonders relayed by traders along the Silk Road, there was always suspicion in the Occidental mind about whether the fabled bounty of the trade link truly existed. It wasn't until Nicolo Polo and his son Marco returned from their second trip along the legendary route laden with the treasures and innovations that Nicolo had claimed to see on previous journeys that Venetians began to believe the tales. Even then, at Marco's deathbed, a priest came to ask whether he would be willing to confess his falsehoods. "I did not tell half of what...
John V. Kelleher, a vivid storyteller whose work defined the field of Irish studies in America, died Jan. 1 of pneumonia...