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...before the auction, Christie's New York president, Christopher Burge, told Aryeh that the house would not sell his egg. The reason was that Snowman now said it was not an Imperial egg but rather one of Faberge's pretty but less valuable baubles. Other experts noted that several awkward features, including a protruding hinge, indicated that the egg had been embellished by some jeweler other than Faberge. Aryeh then demanded the return of his original $250,000. Christie's refused, and two weeks ago he sued...
While acknowledging the superiority of the Northeastern squad, Haggerty noted that the timing of the meet was awkward...
...President launched his crusade for tax reform in May, he issued a challenge: "America, go for it." But the sweeping effort to slash rates by eliminating major tax breaks was eyed warily by a Congress that often seems beholden to special-interest groups. In the House, Reagan formed an awkward alliance with Rostenkowski, who proceeded to bargain with colleagues to produce a bill that preserved the thrust of the President's proposal but was speckled with special favors designed to make it politically palatable...
What does this self-conscious display have to do with Chekhov's The Seagull? On the whole, not much. The awkward playwright of Chekhov's script and Artistic Director Peter Sellars of the American National Theater in Washington share a bold if at times risible "search for new forms." But within the arcane visual framing, Sellars has mounted an intelligent reading by a cast notably including Colleen Dewhurst. He makes a case that the play is above all about jealousy and offers an electrifying moment near the end, when the words of the play-within-a-play suddenly take...
Though whittling down Big Government has been a favorite cause of Ronald Reagan's, Gramm-Rudman leaves the President in an awkward bind. By his own measure, his two greatest achievements since taking office have been building up America's defenses and cutting taxes. Yet Gramm-Rudman is all but certain to force him to cut defense spending or raise taxes, or both...