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Even then, though, the changes were not enough to persuade House GOP members - only 37% of whom voted for the measure, compared with 60% of Democrats - and the bill failed, sending the stock market into a tailspin. "The calls to our office before that vote were universal nos," says Representative Michael Conaway, a Texas Republican, one of 26 Republicans who switched his vote. "After the vote, I started getting calls from constituents saying, 'Oh my God, that was the wrong vote; I thought you were voting yes' - particularly from small businesses and people who lost a lot in retirement savings...
...Chinese, and that's censorship. Mainland regulations can stifle creativity and place tight restraints on Hong Kong cinema's anything-goes style. Ghost stories are ruled out or carefully tweaked, as are sociopolitical comment and almost anything racy. Finales with wrongdoers walking off scot-free are among other no-nos, too. For some, meeting Chinese standards is a matter of good business sense. "You just have to adapt when it comes to the market," says Wellington Fung, secretary general of the Film Development Council (FDC), a government body established last year to promote local filmmaking...
...memorable set in 1964 with Bernard Haitink and the Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra. This ''Emperor'' was recorded in Dresden in late 1984 and is vintage Arrau. Like Schnabel, Arrau believes that the best interpretation is the one that lets the music speak most directly to the listener. Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2. Christopher Hogwood conducting the Academy of Ancient Music (L'Oiseau-Lyre). Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 7. Arturo Toscanini conducting the NBC Symphony Orchestra (RCA). No greater contrast can be imagined. Original Instrument Specialist Hogwood offers light, fleet, graceful performances that explicitly evoke Beethoven's classical- period roots...
...Haider Mullick, a former Brookings analyst. "It's not rocket science. It's sitting down with them and saying, O.K., here are 100 things that are different from how we operate in Islamabad. We will concede on some of these issues. But there are going to be some no-nos on our side, and some on yours. For example, no public stoning of women - that's out of the question. In turn we will ensure that no soldier can walk in and search your house and strip you naked and beat you up.' There needs to be a give...
...solution is simple: Don't rock the boat. His policy is enshrined in what are called the "three nos": no unilateral moves toward formal independence, no talks with the mainland on unification and no use of military force. The idea is to ditch the ideological hang-ups of the Chen years, stop irritating Beijing and pursue a new, pragmatic approach that focuses on improving relations with China wherever possible. "We have to find a way to manage the sovereignty issue without solving it," says Ma. "The idea is not that each side recognize each other. It is not that each...