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...Summers’ advisers argued that a forthright apology might snuff out the controversy before it intensified, according to the two sources. That assessment, in hindsight, may have been overly optimistic. But in any event, Summers was not on board...
...said that Kennedy was not only an alcoholic but "a fool," and even the Independent, the paper politically closest to the Lib Dems, accused Kennedy of having "a trust problem" for having publicly lied for years about his drinking. Lohan, by contrast, is getting sympathetic press coverage for her forthright confessions - not to mention great publicity for her singing career. A double standard? Let's hope so. There are perfectly good reasons to want a party leader not to be a party guy, whereas the public has no important stake in whether an actress's performances are marred...
...service for tech companies; received a Business Management degree from Newbury College; and become head of the Wakefield Rails-to-Trails Committee. Mark A. Shepard ’08, chairman and treasurer of the RSEP, praised Scott’s apparent straightforwardness. “It impressed me how forthright he was with us. He wasn’t just a distant Washington Senator,” Shepard said. Carmen Lara ’09 praised Scott’s policy knowledge. “He’s very well informed, very well prepared,” she said...
...taking to the maternal role instead? In this movie I did. I felt she was a progressive, unusual, forthright mother and loved what she had chosen for her life. Every day I had a little time by myself where I would try and remember my mother. She was this fantastic, spirited woman. She made all my clothes. She and I were co-conspirators...
Thank you, Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele, for the superbly written and informative story "The Broken Promise" [Oct. 31] on how businesses are canceling employees' retirement plans. Never have I read such forthright material, stripping away all the spin and directly addressing an economic situation that will devastate all too many middle-class Americans. I appreciate the honest manner in which the report exposed both the coercion of corporations and the complicity of Congress. WILLIAM OVERLY Lancaster...