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...jury, which deliberated about six hours, cleared Nofziger of a fourth illegal lobbying charge and acquitted his partner, Mark A. Bragg, of a single aiding and abetting allegation...
Still, Chun's and Roh's lives ran almost parallel. They were together at a six-month special warfare course at Fort Bragg, N.C., and both saw action in + Viet Nam as unit commanders with South Korea's Tiger Division. In December 1979, after both had become generals, Roh's infantry division came to his friend's aid when Chun overthrew South Korea's ruling clique of senior military officers and eventually took over the country...
...other hand," Bragg adds, "there are people who come to gigs who say, "Bill, for fuck's sake, give the politics a rest, and sing us some more love songs.'" Of course, Bragg sees no reason why either set--"the politicos" or "the soppy ones"--should stop coming to his shows and buying his records...
...more than "Buy My Records," the best Bragg slogan is his cheerful smirk, "You'd be surprised." He applies it to the marketability of political pop music as well as to a mischievous fantasy about how easily the Lone Star State could turn into the Red Star State...
...saying fits him pretty well, too. Politically, personally and musically, Billy Bragg is surprisingly entertaining...