Word: lines
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...guilds? The SAG commercials strike suggests otherwise: Stars like Harrison Ford, Kevin Spacey and Nicolas Cage put big bucks in the union's treasure chest and the spotlight of glamour on the little people. That doesn't mean the rank and file is itching for more picket-line time. "The actors just went through the longest strike in their history," says Ira Shepherd, who was lead negotiator for the advertisers. "That will have a moderating effect on their desire to do it again next year...
...opportunity to blow $26 million dollars that equally fervent Ross Perot supporters won for the Reform Party in 1996 by garnering 7 percent of the vote. Reporting at the Reform Party convention(s) in Long Beach, found old-time Reformers flabbergasted by the way Buchanan could bring his hard-line Republican supporters into their party in search of money. Some had even been duped by Buchanan at first, believing reform was his real message; they then stood helpless as Buchanan commandeered the party simply by bringing in more members who supported him over the party's actual beliefs...
...lighting and high expectations in anticipation of the famous Kingdom of Shades. As dancers in white tutus descend the ramp one by one, a hush falls over the audience. Conscientious staging is evident, and the company deserves applause for its careful attention to detail. The corps, perfectly in line, display breathtaking synchronization and attunement to the music. But like much of the ballet, the scene is tentatively danced with a hesitance that takes away from the total emotional impact. Near the climactic ending, the technical prowess of the two leading roles still fails to compensate for the emotional poignancy...
...that occurred early on, when the Yankee pitcher, Roger Clemens, delivered a pitch that shattered Mike Piazza's bat, the broken barrel of which came flying out toward the mound to be fielded by Clemens. Clemens caught the jagged piece of bat and threw it toward the first base line...
...Seems in January two of the members went and fired the city clerk. Took her keys away from her. Some Westlanders were so incensed they started a recall effort. If you were a council member who voted poor Pat Gibbons out of office, then your job was on the line. Two council members actually resigned and then nine months was spent getting a recall election date set (November 28). The twice-monthly council meetings have been screaming, nasty pieces of business with name-calling on all sides and the mayor has quit attending them...