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George Washington had his cherry tree, Abe Lincoln his log cabin and Newt Gingrich -- according toa new inspirational tract available at bookstores everywhere-- had French inflation. The House Speaker's controversial book, "To Renew America," which went on sale today, is full of revelations, says TIME Daily's Robertson Barrett. Among them: When Newt's military dad was stationed in France, sky-high French inflation taught a 13-year-old Gingrich that "when a government cheats its own people by inflating the currency rather than facing tough political decisions, it is inviting trouble." On the return trip to America...
Likewise fresh--surprisingly so--is this 1961 musical, which has more verve than one would expect from a satire of modern business written a third of a century ago. Frank Loesser's music and lyrics, reorchestrated by Danny Troob, retain their brisk propulsion, as does Abe Burrows' book, somewhat realigned and streamlined by director Des McAnuff...
Lincoln High's Railsplitters--Abe's rustic nickname is grotesque in this concrete waste--are city champs coming into the 1991 season. Their best players are returning as seniors: Russell, a guard who emerges, coldly intent, to take over games; Tchaka, a wonderfully athletic 2-m power forward; and Corey, only 1.85 m but spectacularly quick and a great dunker. Coming up in his first year at the school is a supernatural shooter named Stephon. With this sort of talent, the question isn't whether Lincoln will dominate its league again; the question is whether the three seniors, and Stephon...
Lincoln High's Railsplitters -- Abe's rustic nickname is grotesque in this concrete waste -- are city champs coming into the 1991 season. Their best players are returning as seniors: Russell, a guard who emerges, coldly intent, to take over games; Tchaka, a wonderfully athletic 6-ft. 7-in. power forward; and Corey, only 6 ft. 1 in. but spectacularly quick and a great dunker. Coming up as a freshman is a supernatural shooter named Stephon. With this sort of talent, the question isn't whether Lincoln will dominate its league again; the question is whether the three seniors, and Stephon...
...Another time a Speaker of the House was voted out of office was in 1860, when William Pennington lost his re-election bid; at the same time, however, a member of the same party, Abraham Lincoln, was elevated to the presidency. A caveat: Lincoln's nickname wasn't "Slick Abe...