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Reading Maraniss' new Clinton biography, First in His Class, it is easy to understand Woodward's praise. Maraniss is not as flashy as his Post counterpart (we never get Wood-wardesque glimpses at what people were "really thinking"), but his reporting is first-class...
...field of printmaking. Working with sporadic intensity, Nolde experimented with colors, painting techniques, materials and papers. He often etched directly onto his metal plates, which created frayed edges and scenes, as in "The Steamer--large, dark" (1910) of velvety mist. In his woodcuts, even the grain of the wood was used to simulate textures...
Into that climate comes the West Coast ballot measure, called the California Civil Rights Initiative. The brainchild of two academics, Thomas Wood and Glynn Custred, it would forbid the state to use race or gender preferences in employment policies, admissions or awarding contracts. Affirmative action has deteriorated into ``ethnic bean counting,'' says Wood...
...tables are simple, black and round, the chairs traditional wood. Pretentious, no; classy, yes. The Victorian shelves that line the walls are adorned with all sorts of chatzchkes. cookie jars, old-fashioned scales, basket, and copper kettles make for interesting conversation pieces when coffee-talk goes stale. Merriam's sister Susan, a graduate student at Harvard, created the soft-colored paintings that hang on the walls, complementing the tranquil effect generated by the blue-green, cream and white decor of the small interior. One simply feels content sitting among the friendly and sociable clientele, many of whom are regulars...
...scale of one to 10 in importance, [where 10 is the highest], interviews get an eight," says Meril R. Kramer, admissions officer at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Jersey...