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Goodgame uses the same common-sense method to analyze the Clinton plan's chances of being passed. "Hardly anything a President does goes through Congress the way it is presented," he notes. "The question is whether Clinton will be able to use the bully pulpit to preserve the essentials of his plan. He's been a very good salesman so far." As the economic drama unfolds in Washington, we are delighted to have Dan covering all the acts...
...does offer firm predictions, he falls into the trap of most consensus forecasters: projecting current trend lines ad infinitum. There are few surprises in Kennedy's universe -- no new ideologies galvanizing the masses of the Third World; no medical breakthroughs to forestall the graying of the developed world; no method to recycle wealth from North to South. Global population pressures represent the strongest aspect of Kennedy's bleak portrait of life in the next century. Small wonder that he begins with a tip of the hat to Thomas Malthus' dire -- but ultimately incorrect -- late 18th century prediction of worldwide starvation...
...which goes backstage at The Real Manchu to explore the interactions between self-absorbed actor, self-absorbed producer, wise-cracking stage manager, disguised Asian protesters and undercover white supremacist terrorists. The cast is terrific across the board. Mark Linn-Baker is especially funny as the actor who has embraced method acting so completely that he thinks he's an ancient Chinese emperor; Mia Korf plays a dynamic Linda Anne Wing, the politically fervent actress brazen enough to disrupt The Real Manchu in protest...
...method called "mirroring" could prevent such catastrophes, but Burner said the process is "simply not cost-effective for this environment...
Also, Graves said, Reading International had changed its method of book selection by using a computer to determine the store's bestsellers, which had an unintended negative effect...