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...latest work defies easy stereotype. The biographical essays in “Learning to Drive” touch on a variety of unexpected subjects, including the melodramatics of break-ups and cheating boyfriends. “The book is pieces of my life, my thoughts. As with everything I write, I hope to make a connection,” says Pollitt, who appeared at the Harvard Book Store on Monday. Pollitt hopes to reach out not only to her female readers, but also to men who might be less familiar with her work. But Pollitt also accepts that her outspoken...
...play as well on Saturday.” The tirade and its aftermath raised a delicate issue of journalistic ethics: How much sensitivity is owed to a 22-year-old amateur athlete, especially in comparison to a struggling pro passer like Rex Grossman? Is it wrong to write, “Obscure collegiate athlete X should play instead of obscure collegiate athlete Y, because X is better or Y isn’t good enough”? Around the Ivies doesn’t have the answer. Instead, with the above delicacy in mind, it asks another question: Is Harvard...
...assure you it didn’t give me any pleasure to write what I did, but that’s it. It’s not negotiable,” he added...
...Young] provided Session [sic] with $5,000 to $7,000 using two intermediaries," one of whom held a senior position with Sessions' campaign. On another occasion, the FBI records show, Young talked about providing "$10,000 to $15,000 to Session [sic]. Young had his secretaries and friends write checks to the Sessions campaign and Young reimbursed the secretaries and friends for their contributions...
...conversation, Young seemed particularly eager to tell all. "This was not just for the Governor's [Siegelman's] campaign," he told investigators. "It was also for the attorney general's campaign ... I gave you the example of five checks totaling $25,000. If I was there, I would write them out or just sign them, and they would fill in who it was to or whatever." According to Young, a top official on Pryor's campaign "would call and say, 'I need money for this, this or this,'" and Young would take care of the request. ("I do not have...