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Weinberger and "the Governor," as he still calls Reagan, talk on the phone almost daily, and he usually briefs the President in person twice a week. Though the Defense Secretary can have Reagan's ear any time he wants it, he does not exploit his access. He is extremely businesslike hi his dealings with the White House and will usually relay his messages to the Oval Office through established channels. Yet when dealing with White House staffers, Weinberger often wears them down by restating his position relentlessly. In a remarkable demonstration of faith in his standing with the President...
...Random House; $5.95) could come only from the prescription pad of Dr. Seuss (a.k.a. Theodor Geisel). At 78, Geisel retains his unique ability to wrap a concept in clothing. This time he portrays hunches, tempting the indecisive protagonist away from his homework. The good doctor is an eye-and-ear specialist; his infectious rhymes are meant to be read aloud...
...When released into the cultural ear, these stimuli initiate festive tendencies which manifest themselves in actions such as giggling, excessive drinking, and sleeping (which comes about because of the dormative principle). Occasionally these stimuli cause a Scrooge-like behavior which reflects an excessive depressed state...
...Christmas Rock collection on Rhino Records. Likely to become a collectors item, this limited edition on a green, Christmas-tree-shaped disk features one of the hottest punk groups around. The Dragons, as well as California surf-rock veterans the Malibooz. The former let loose with an ear-shattering version of "Silent Night" that makes the infamous Neil Young rendition sound like chamber music. As for the Mals, they make Christmas in California a real treat. Who cares that there's no snow in Malibu. When Santa eschews his sleigh to hang ten in "Santa Goes surfin'" you forget...
Every time a new world leader rises from the smoke, the press and the public try to piece him together from known fragments, however tiny. This works the way police composite pictures are assembled: witnesses contribute nostrils, ear lobes, chins, until a fully shaded face emerges, looking more like a Can-you-draw-this? ad for a crooked art school than a bleeding, breathing person, but nonetheless the best one can do by so splintered a method. So it goes for Yuri Andropov, the Soviet Union's new leader. In past weeks, Western observers have labored mightily to produce...