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Succeeding the pyrotechnic Pat Moynihan as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, patrician William Scranton described himself as an "enthusiastic supporter" of his predecessor, but "not the same kind of person." Last week, in his maiden appearance, Scranton proved the two alike in at least one respect. By the time a Security Council Middle East debate had ended, the man who was a Nixon troubleshooter in the Middle East in 1968 and put the word evenhanded into the lexicon of U.S. Arab-Israeli diplomacy, had, like Moynihan, provided surprises for everybody, including Secretary of State Henry Kissinger...
...boos. In the end, Callaway may be judged guilty only of a series of indiscretions that might have stirred relatively little notice in bygone eras. But a President who came to office after scandals forced his predecessor to resign-and who has so far come through to voters as a man of honesty and decency-cannot afford to wait for the final verdict on Bo's boo-boos...
Zest for Buffoonery. James Goldman's sweet-spirited script owes much to his previous The Lion in Winter, although Robin and Marian lacks the lofty airs that marred its predecessor. Marian has taken the veil, but presides over a tiny abbey with worldly animation. She swears with precision and puts up a heated battle when Robin insists on saving her from the sheriffs clutches. She would as soon go to prison, but she has little choice in the matter. Robin slings her over the back of a horse as if she were a saddlebag...
...last six years Kilbridge has guided the school to its feet financially--it now operates just into the black--and created some sense out of the chaos left by his predecessor. His Business School background has helped the GSD: as confidential visiting committee minutes revealed last week state...
...sharp-tongued when he needs to be. But in 15 years of Senate floor leadership - the longest tenure of any floor leader in the history of the upper chamber - he is legendary for almost never having lost his temper. Other majority leaders, like Mansfield's predecessor, Lyndon Johnson, bullied, threatened and arm-twist ed recalcitrant colleagues. The Montanan soothed, persuaded with calm reason and took the quiet...