[Leaders of the center also told Van Meir that they belonged to a secret] inner Marxist group ... They would say those were political allegations from their enemies.

He ... urged the leaders to do everything they can to reduce tensions, restore security and continue to work towards a peaceful settlement of the remaining issues that divide them.

We believe these groups of neighborhood leaders will provide valuable out-of-the-box feedback regarding the future of park development and recreation services. Public input is extremely valuable to the success of this process.

I still love it. I am not tempted yet.

[He] put his foot in his mouth, and then we told him, 'As long as you have your foot in your mouth, take a big bite out of your toe.' And he backed down.

For generations, many people have known that Jefferson fathered children by Sally Hemings, ... The much publicized results of DNA tests several years ago simply corroborate what had been common knowledge. Over the years, certain highly regarded scholars defended Jefferson's 'purity,' categorically denying claims that there had been a sexual relationship between master and slave. Since those 'revelations,' some of them have retreated from their former position of 'It didn't happen' only to insist that the affair between Hemings and Jefferson was an exception. But in fact such affairs, far from being exceptional, were fairly commonplace. That's part of what I wanted to convey by 'the American way' of the title.