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...spend so little time thinking about the "Harvard ideal" that we couldn't even tell you what it is. Most important, we're not the tiny minority the FM article paints...
...other areas the change has been even more dramatic: In 1981, 45 percent of those who favored teaching about sex in high schools wanted courses to include some discussion of homosexuality. That number has increased to 76 percent...
Other films, such as Wag the Dog, Bulworth and Primary Colors, have tried to take swings at contemporary politics before and have each failed miserably. Their satirical messages felt tired and exhausted before they had even hit the theatres. In truth, however, those three 1998 movies were released during the heyday of the Lewinsky scandal and no matter how many famous faces or piquant plots producers stuffed into the films, nothing was as entertaining as the Bill, Linda and Monica triangle...
Regardless, at its best the media has stuck to the issues most pertinent to the candidates' platforms and at its worst the media has attacked Gore for his wooden stature and Bush for his intellectual prowess--or lack thereof. Thus far, even the presidential and the vice presidential debates have hammered Social Security, environmental preservation and tax reform rather than intimate details of conduct and character. The coverage certainly may not be as interesting as the stories of the Lewinsky era, but the media has conscientiously focused on the candidates' stance on issues which will effect American citizens and members...
...Time to buy? Sure, there's talk of a floor - the Dow and NASDAQ are both back to milestones they last saw in 1999. Friday's session, in fact, began with some bargain-hunting, even in the face of a report that the inflation-harbinger Producer Price Index jumped 0.9 percent in September, double expectations. But when your hoped-for floor depends ene in part on the shifting sands of Middle East tensions, it's hard to picture a sustained, multi-session rally starting anytime soon...