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Capitol Hill and the White House have their own institutionalized pageantry (think the State of the Union address), but when Dale Bosley, the marshal of the Supreme Court, came into the chamber on Friday to declare, "God save the United States and this honorable court," it was hard not to feel a little bit moved. At a time when presidential candidates buss their wives on TV and the Republican and Democratic leaders of the House of Representatives don't speak for months at a time, the ringing proclamation of "Oyez, oyez, oyez" was exhilarating, a signal that the highest court...
...about--the subtle and casual surprise of friendship. Most of the time, we go along clouded by the suspicion, often justified, that we're alone in the world. Then once in a while, miraculously, we're proved wrong. Friends appear at the front door prepared to gather round and save us. The reversal of feeling is as blindsiding as it is moving, especially at the time of year when the deserting light can leave us alone in the dark. Suddenly we have company. Suddenly it's a wonderful life...
...Casablanca triangle: an idealist, his conflicted wife and the adventurer who can save a life by breaking a heart. Proof of Life isn't quite at that level of romantic melodrama, but its wit, vigor and rue make it a superior entertainment--and a lot more illuminating than the real-life romance it sparked...
...vote. But even though his Green Party did not get the 5% needed to receive federal funding, he still won because he had the intelligence and courage to tell the truth. Nader and the Greens have taken the crucial step that will eventually turn the tide and save the nation. JAMES M. JEFFREY Talent...
...decision of the U.S. Supreme Court to stay the mandate of the Florida Supreme Court... This means that the partial manual system created yesterday by the FSC will not now proceed." As for why, Baker went on to quote the suddenly wise minority that had tried to save his candidate from the hand counts Friday, and tossed in some "changing the rules in the middle of the game" shots at the ruling Florida four. But Baker wouldn't go any further - he'd had had the rug pulled out from under him too many times over the past 32 days...