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The letter, dated December 18, 1990, was addressed to Secretary of Education nominee Lamar Alexander. An aide for Alexander said the nominee would have no comment on Dole's request until after Alexander's confirmation hearings, which have not been scheduled yet.
The Long Christmas Dinner boasts several quality performances. Foremost among them are Jodi Kanter's conservative, unintentionally humorous Lucia Bayard and Lithgow's traditional, business-oriented Charles Bayard. Their characters become even more charming as their attitudes become dated. "I hope you didn't waltz, dear," Lucia once declares. And...
It's hardly the author's fault. It was much easier to write about life under Brezhnev without worrying about becoming dated, since virtually nothing ever changed under the dull, hairy Soviet leader. Writing The Russians was akin to painting with a skyscraper as a subject. Speed was not essential...
It occured to Umina, a technical marketing executive for Digital Equipment Corporation, that the printing press was a bit dated. What the public really needed to keep an eye on government, he reasoned, was "high technology"--vast networks of computer databases accessible to all citizens.
Despite the family sport of wrestling with issues, Kerrey gave no early indication that within him beat the heart of a skillful, if unorthodox, politician. High school classmates remember him as bright, fun loving, outspoken and very competitive, but he was not a B.M.O.C. At the University of Nebraska he...