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Q. Since you are now a People's Deputy, a political topic: after a life of discipline, you are a member of a parliament, where discipline is not the word to describe what goes on.
A. ((Laughing.)) I am already of such an age and position that knowing my duties -- any duties -- I try to carry them out. That is what I enjoy. It was time for me to leave active military service. The military should have an age limit, and, understanding that very well...
Caro began work on his Texas-size biography of L.B.J. 14 years ago. The choice of subject was a natural progression from his first marathon, The Power Broker (1974), a 1,200-page study of New York City master builder Robert Moses. The Power Broker is an obligatory book for...
Some Senators objected to passing what amounted to a private law for North sponsored by Jesse Helms of North Carolina. But Helms was persuaded by Delaware Democrat Joseph Biden to expand the bill so that it would apply to all former military men convicted of similar crimes. If the House...
They hardly knew what hit them. That describes the ouster of legendary staffers who have lived out their usefulness to Si Newhouse, chairman of his family's publishing conglomerate. In 1987 William Shawn was suddenly removed as editor of the New Yorker after 35 years. Last year fashion doyenne Grace...