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James T. Hart entered the hallowed halls of the nation's top law school in 1978. But when he finally receives his diploma, he will be saying goodbye, not just to Harvard Law School, but to the stage set of the famed series The Paper Chase...
Originally a novel by John J. Osbourn '67, The Paper Chase was made into a successful film and then into an unsuccessful and short-lived CBS television series. After several years of reruns on PBS, it was picked up by the cable network Showtime...
Osbourn, who graduated from Harvard Law in 1970, wrote The Paper Chase as a largely autobiographical portrayal of the anxiety and tension of his 1 L career. In the novel and film, Hart falls in love with the daughter of his arrogant professor, Charles W. Kingsfield Jr., played in the series by John Houseman. Osbourn admits that the show is "not an accurate reflection of Harvard Law School. It's Paper Chase Law School. It's our law school. I like Harvard better, but I'm very fond of the other...
Morelli's hit was one of the few that Eli fielders had to chase; most Crimson connections, although well-hit, went right into Bulldog gloves...
...most immediate threat to the U.S. is financial. Bankers fear a default by hard-pressed oil producers, notably Mexico, which owes $97 billion, or Nigeria, a $17 billion debtor. Mexico alone owes about $70 billion to U.S. institutions, including Chase Manhattan and Bank of America. The banks, and probably the whole U.S. financial system, would be staggered if Mexico were to walk away from its debts...