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HR 2 had one powerful argument in its favor--greed. Each Senator, regardless of party principles, contemplated the healthy re-election margin that an electorate well-greased with Federal funding would produce. Every part of the country needed jobs and contracts. Some even needed highways. The bill was a good...

Author: By Martha A. Bridegam, | Title: A Roadblock in the Capitol | 4/9/1987 | See Source »

Impossible, you say, to turn Love is a Many Splendored Thing into a crowd-pleasing romance? Mad, you say, to attempt to transform Caligula into a film less mindless than its creators? Bizarre, yes, unheard of, yes! But mad? Well, maybe.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Dewitt | 3/12/1987 | See Source »

Complicated but not fussy mixtures are the Portuguese specialty. This is crowd-pleasing stuff served in iron cauldrons and enormous pottery bowls. Each dish is preceded by absolutely fresh clean-white loaves of bread which bring to mind images of swarthy rural folk feasting and guffawing. The Soup of the...

Author: By John P. Thompson, | Title: More Than Burritos | 3/12/1987 | See Source »

Thanks to Henley's sharp sense of dialogue and pacing, the oddness of Am I Blue is indeed very pleasing. Both John Polk and Ashbe are charming and intriguing characters. A couple of revelations from each do just fine at keeping this one-act interesting. Its utter lack of pretense...

Author: By Abigail M. Mcganney, | Title: Alley Oops | 3/7/1987 | See Source »

He compares pleasing the body to trying to

Author: By John P. Thompson, | Title: SCRUTINY | 2/19/1987 | See Source »

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