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...never what a serial killer was supposed to be like. He didn't hear voices or look like a violent sociopath on the Charles Manson model. He wasn't raised in the streets, learning crime as a way of life. The Bundy case throws sociology texts out the window; Ted Bundy was a nice...
...when it comes to the Beanpot," Littman said. "Everyone knows you can throw the records right out the window...
...years ago, there weren't that many people we could borrow money from," notes Harvard's Jeffrey Sachs, a leading international economist. "We were reluctant to run deficits out of fear of creating sky-high inflation. Now there is a global bank-teller window that is open 24 hours a day, and we've been one of the most frequent customers." Sachs warns, however, that the bender cannot last. "We're faking it," he says. "Our living standard isn't being maintained by higher productivity or wages. It's maintained by foreign capital...
Time and time again, Reagan edged over to the White House windows to look down the South Lawn, over the fountains and past the Washington Monument, on to the Jefferson Memorial, where the bronze figure of the great Virginian stands resolutely. Often when Reagan came to work he would offer his assessment of the weather, determined by how clearly he could see Jefferson in the Potomac River Valley. In the finale, Reagan loitered more than ever in his private study next to the Truman Balcony, often with Nancy beside him and a fire burning in the fireplace. Once, when...
...several mornings before he left, Reagan brought his friendly squirrels a double ration of acorns. He spread them out on the veranda beyond his window and watched the scramble. His staff found a squirrel-size sign that read BEWARE OF DOGS and placed it along the squirrel path. When President-elect Bush came around for his final minutes with his old mentor and boss, Reagan pointed out the sign, mindful that the Bushes will move in with a pregnant English springer spaniel named Millie and before long the grounds will swarm with puppies. "I'll keep the sign right there...