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...Ms. LaDuke had a unique perspective," Stacy M. Abder '99 said. "She made a most important point--that one's class in life has nothing to do with one's happiness, which is something more students here should realize...
...lawyer Judy Clarke painted Smith, 23, as a troubled woman and failed suicide. "When we talk about Susan's life, we're not trying to gain your sympathy," said Clarke. "We're trying to gain your understanding." Lead defense attorney David Bruck has saidhis case will be based on Ms. Smith's mental state...
...then-White House counsel Bernard Nussbaum, Hillary Rodham Clinton's chief of staff Margaret Williams and aide Patsy Thomasson were in Foster's office, reportedly searching for a suicide note. They say they removed nothing. But Secret Service guard Henry O'Neill has told Senate investigators that he saw Ms. Williams leaving Foster's suite carrying "files" or "folders on top of each other." ( Williams, who denies this, has passed two polygraph tests.) Says Ratan: "The Republicans' big objective this week is to show that the Clintons were involved in some way with getting the files out of the office...
...sing really well than to be conducted by a woman." By contrast, Beverly Taylor is described as more "Laid back" than her successor, even though it is granted that she has a "unique personality." And of course, the implication that RCS does not sing "really well" is contradicted by Ms. Taylor's record of achievement over many years...
Such imprecision of language does a great injustice to Ms. Taylor. It not only falsifies her record at Harvard, but it also present a misleading impression of what has driven this recent shake-up in the choral program. It is true that Beverly is pleasant, courteous and good-humored in her conducting role (if that is what is meant by "laid back"), but she is also demanding, rigorous and highly disciplined. She makes singing both a challenge and a joy for the performers. And if there is anything "unique" in her personality, it is, as Richard Dyer has written...