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...second term, he faced a Europe run almost completely by Third Way Social Democrats who had rediscovered what Clinton was preaching: markets, tax cuts, welfare reform. Indeed, Tony Blair in Britain and Gerhard Schroder in Germany had coasted to victory by copying Clinton's ?96 strategy: go for, and envelop, the center without losing the left. Soul mates all, they would gather regularly to talk "progressive governance." It was as if the Renaissance Weekend had gone European, but with a nice political payoff. Intimacy smoothed over hard conflicts; a phone call from the White House would...
From the start, Gross Indecency's talented cast and simplistic but functional set design envelop the audience in the unfolding tale. The walls of the Loeb Ex, adorned with pages of Wilde's works, serve as a continuous reminder of Wilde's influence. Yet no set is needed, for the actors are successful in leading the audience in a trip through Wilde's memory. Lighting changes mark the transition of time, distinguish between locations and mark the importance of each speech through a clever system of backlights and spots. We may never leave the physical space of the courtroom...
Consider what would happen if the electoral votes were automatically cast: the winner would be settled as soon as the popular votes were counted and certified. With humans involved, however, another huge cloud of uncertainty may envelop the process--especially if the margin of electoral victory is as thin as this year's. There might be public pressure on electors to cast their votes on behalf of the winner of the national popular vote. Imagine the din from radio talk shows, the threats and promises aimed at these electors. A few might withhold their votes unless their candidate agrees...
...what they were. He wrote his doctoral economics thesis in the mid-'80s on the failure of one of Germany's first online businesses. And once he arrived at Bertelsmann headquarters, he didn't wait long before pushing the stodgy company to break out of the cow pastures that envelop its local borough of Gutersloh (population 78,414). In 1995, shortly after he was named head of corporate strategy, Middelhoff persuaded the tightfisted Bertelsmann board to gamble $50 million on a 5% stake in a nascent Internet company called America Online. It was a masterstroke. The $50 million AOL investment...
...echo of Schor's booming verdict gets gradually absorbed into A&F-emblazoned fabrics, bystanders resume their browsing/modeling, keeping one eyebrow raised at the tall, skinny, wildly gesticulating woman. White walls, enormous photographs of rippled, wrestling boys, and a deafening beat envelop Schor as she launches into her critique...