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...Bush team could use the break. They're bushed. Though it was often remarked in the early days of the administration, that this crew was defined by its 9 to 5 work ethic, much of the staff was never able to keep the president's banker's hours. Particularly worn down are the veterans from the campaign days. A lot of them started that effort more than three years ago. When that was supposed to be over, they had to face the 36 day Florida sprint. All the post-election vacations they'd been dreaming about were cancelled. The Tampa...
Amos was waiting inside, looking worn out, but smiling valiantly. She recognized me after a cloudy moment, her face clearing to exclaim, “Well! It’s been awhile! And how have you been?” After I introduced Alicia, we briefly discussed the show and then gave her the books she’d asked for. In addition to the latest album by Marianne Nowottny, a young independent artist inspired by Amos, we’d brought Inga Muscio’s Cunt (my choice), Cristina Garcia’s Dreaming in Cuban (Alicia?...
...roommate B. Reed Winegar ’05 comments “there are a lot of them.” Telfeyan’s original attraction to hats is rooted in nostalgia. He explains that he has fond memories of wearing baseball caps in Little League, he has worn hats since high school, and has continued at Harvard. His taste for hats evolved into more sophisticated territory as he grew up. He is very specific and has a quota of one hat per style (one beret, one fedora, etc.). He sleeps under an expensive, plush blue wool cap. Different...
...nimble performance, helped by the fact that few burdens weigh him down. Blair faces scant political opposition; his staff is a tiny band of veterans; and his campaign to win hearts and minds around the world, including instant rebuttals of bin Laden on Arab TV, follows a groove worn deep in the relentless political campaigns of New Labour. Britons wonder if "President Blair" is getting so engrossed in global architecture that he'll flub his promise to fix rotten schools and hospitals at home. But the mounting complaints before Sept. 11 about his sanctimony, slickness and control freakery have been...
It’s that time of year again, where the mercury in the thermometer is taking a dive to the south. As winter approaches you may find that your warm clothing from last year has worn out, has become less fashionable, or simply never existed to begin with...