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...fury, except for the flashes of anger and contempt that burst without warning from the darkness within. It's not exactly diva acting such as we used to get from the great ladies of the movies' classic era. She achieves her effects with less obvious calculation. But like a Barbara Stanwyck or a Bette Davis, she takes us into that country where strength shades into neurosis, and we fear that she can never be reclaimed for the more orderly pleasures of ordinary life...
...observed. Although Clinton says he didn't know what was going on, plenty of other people did: California Representative Nancy Pelosi says she was first briefed by the FBI about possible Chines manipulations in 1991. At least five other members of Congress we re briefed in June 1996. Senator Barbara Boxer said the FBI gave her a classified report about the Chinese government's desire to gain influence in Washington. In a statement, she said she was "told to be on the alert for any Chinese nationals or r epresentatives of the Chinese government contacting her office in an effort...
...library offered a special reception and tour for parents. "I enjoyed learning more about the University and its history," said parent Barbara Adams. "I wanted to stow away in the library...
When celebrities are in trouble, they turn to BARBARA WALTERS. A few confessions, some tears to wash away the iniquities, and they're as good as new. But what happens when the mother confessor slips up? In December, Walters did a happy, heartfelt profile on Andrew Lloyd Webber and noted that Disney, which owns ABC, was one of Lloyd Webber's investors. But she neglected to mention that she herself had put $100,000 into Sunset Boulevard. "I should have disclosed the investment," said Walters. "It won't happen again...
...theory of dos before it struck me that the real question is why anyone should be reassured by seeing a computer screen light up at the flick of a switch. Surely the same geniuses who manufacture laptop-shaped bombs can design one that's programmed to flash GOOD MORNING, BARBARA. THIS IS YOUR TOSHIBA...