Word: finaling
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...final production by legendary impresario David Merrick, 77. When his previous big hit, 42nd Street, was ending its nine-year run, Merrick talked of revamping the show with an all-black cast. In effect, he has carried the same idea over into Oh, Kay!, which shares with 42nd Street a show-business setting, a romance across class lines, a vintage score, a romanticized Art Deco vision of Manhattan and an abundance of tap dancing -- plus, alas, an irredeemably corny plot and some less than inspired clowning...
...With unusual candor, Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy says lawyers are not measuring up: "We see shoddy practice in every court in the country, including the Supreme Court of the United States. We are sometimes very disappointed in the quality of oral arguments." This verdict need not be final. Kennedy sees an appeal in one of his favorite projects: the American Inns of Court, launched in 1980, which now has 8,000 members, including about 25% of all federal judges. The idea is that experienced attorneys should pass on their skills to neophytes. "We teach these young lawyers that...
During the final throes of an otherwise forgettable midterm campaign, Americans last week witnessed a strange spectacle: George Bush, the celebrated conciliator and undistinguished orator, tried -- at least for a couple of days -- to emulate Harry ("Give 'Em Hell") Truman...
Brown forward Scott Hanley shoved a reboundpast Roy in the final minute of the frame, whichproved to be the end of any bright spot in theBruins' abysmal effort...
Down by a three-goal deficit at the opening ofthe final frame, the Bruin defense opened up in amake-or-break effort to even the score. And allhell broke loose...