Word: impressionism
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The year is 1780. Sir Henry Clinton, commander of the British forces attempting to put down the rebellion in the 13 American colonies, has received a startling and welcome bit of news. General Benedict Arnold may be willing to betray the revolutionary cause and, in the bargain, to arrange for...
Whatever the President's role in the diversion, North's sweeping testimony left the firm impression that the late CIA director William Casey had masterminded the covert operations that were designed to achieve two of Reagan's most cherished policy goals: to win the release of U.S. hostages in Lebanon...
At 19 she raised eyebrows by propositioning Warren Beatty onscreen in Shampoo. At 21 she took her career cosmic by playing Princess Leia in Star Wars. Now Carrie Fisher, 30, is making waves again as a first-time novelist. Postcards from the Edge (Simon & Schuster; $15.95), due in bookstores next...
As a result, says Livingstone, North "came into the NSC as an easel carrier and ended up as the world's most powerful lieutenant colonel." Witnesses before the Iran-contra committee have testified that they got a strong impression North was working more for Casey than for his nominal bosses...
Still, the board took its show on the road. "They traveled around the country, meeting in public halls," says Underwood. "Many of their meetings were quite acrimonious. People who came to them tended to be the naysayers, so the impression was that most of the public feed-back was strongly...