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...Columbia, students called him Vitamin Z. At the White House, inner-circle Georgians refer to him as Woody Woodpecker, because his Dagwood-style haircut gives him the cartoon character look, and because he keeps rap-rap-rapping for the President's ear. His friends call him Zbig, and their one-word description is energetic. He thinks fast, acts fast, talks fast. Critics would say too fast, too compulsively and too impulsively. Even his trim body, angular face and darting eyes convey an image of intense energy...
...Brzezinski has long had the President's ear. Events are helping him to keep...
Harvard also uses the "old boy" network, the staffer adds. Because of the huge number of former Harvard students and faculty members in federal agencies and on Capitol Hill, Harvard can often find a sympathetic ear...
...morality, explore universal themes within the setting of latter-day America. A master of satire, Cheever most often studies the effects of modern pressures on the contemporary morality of the suburban middle-class, yet he never loses a sense of warmth and compassion toward his subjects. He sharpened his ear for dialogue in years of short-story writing for The New Yorker, among other publications, and has since graduated to novels, including The Wapshot Chronical and last year's impressive best-seller, Falconer...
Next came the turn of those who wished to present their petitions orally. Some knelt before Fahd, who was now seated. Others whispered in his ear, addressing him simply by his first name. The Prince listened to all patiently, occasionally murmuring instructions to his assistants. Among the first petitioners was an aged, crippled, nearly blind man, barefoot and leaning on a cane. He was destitute and was asking for money. Another petitioner had a pregnant wife; he also pleaded for princely largesse. A third needed help to rebuild his house, which had burned down. Another came from a remote district...