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...Peter's obviously crazy, he can't ever hold a job. But he functions very well in his own world and, to a lesser extent, in ours," Marshall says, adding, "I like him better than the average Harvard student...
...CONGRESS THAT dreaded having to act again on evidence of presidential criminality heaves a sigh of relief. The inquiries will proceed, but without the same supreme suspense, without the same compelling uncertainty as to what they might mean for the president. The story now primarily concerns a cast of lesser characters and a trail of missing money. And even where the facts are clear, the legal ramifications...
...cult trumpets be raised: Hollywood is stagestruck again. Children of a Lesser God corrals five Oscar nominations; Crimes of the Heart blossoms into a modest, megastar success; Brighton Beach Memoirs and 'night, Mother find their way to film. All of which means . . . very little. Perhaps that there is lower financial risk in stories with few characters and no special effects. Or that the ravenous appetite of the home-video market can be easily stoked with product that has proved its value in another venue. Or that moguls have decided to bankroll a few films with their wives in mind instead...
...influence the narrow world of nomination politics. Vice President George Bush courted the CPAC crowd for years and, despite his patrician style, made some friends. This year, sensing a stronger ideological mood, Bush skipped the conference, as did Howard Baker. Senator Robert Dole, Evangelist Pat Robertson and a few lesser candidates, however, welcomed the chance to chat up the conservatives...
Tough talk about significant but lesser issues is certainly fun for the council and good for diverting the attention of the rest of the community. But it won't get students the fair disciplinary system they deserve...