Word: pointing
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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House Armed Services Committee chairman Les Aspin did not quote that bumper- sticker slogan last week, but he made the same point. Reversing his previous support for the Stealth bomber, Aspin urged a halt in future production for two main reasons: 1) the virtually undetectable plane's costs are soaring ($63 billion for 75 planes), and 2) the ebbing of the Soviet threat has left the bomber without a clear-cut mission. Says Aspin: "Much has happened in the past year, but nothing that has happened has improved the case...
...market it in Britain. The company has refused to export it to any country unless several conditions are met, including the legality of abortion and its acceptance by public, political and medical opinion. According to Ariel Mouttet, head of international marketing for RU 486 at Roussel, the sticking point in the U.S. is the political climate. Says she: "We don't want to enter into a social debate...
...While the campaign against Bork was the most highly politicized in this century, it took place only after Ronald Reagan had loaded the lower federal courts with judges who met his own tests on abortion, prayer in school, affirmative action and the separation of powers. Both sides can also point to history to support their arguments about how Senators should interpret their constitutional mandate to "advise and consent" in the process of choosing Justices. Over the years 29 presidential nominees, about a fifth of the total, have failed to win Senate approval, many of them over questions of philosophy...
...wind was blowing hard and it was raining the night that Houston bureau chief Richard Woodbury arrived at Cedar Point park in Sandusky, Ohio, for a test spin in the Magnum XL-200, the world's highest (205 ft.) and fastest (72 m.p.h.) roller coaster. Since the weather was expected to worsen, park officials insisted that they crank up Magnum for a ride right away. "Suddenly the gigantic structure was ablaze with lights," recalls Woodbury. "There was no way to argue, and so, as the wind whipped off Lake Erie, I was harnessed into the front seat of a soaking...
...Brando is, well, Brando. The point of departure for The Freshman is a newspaper article Bergman came across, describing the arrest of a under-world figure for illegally smuggling endangered animals into the United States. Brando is flawless in his portrayal of the omniscient honor-bound mafia figure, just offbeat enough to make very believable the idea of a man involved in importing endangered species. Unfortunately, this ridiculous plot should not be the heart of the film. Like all of Bergman's scripts, The Freshman is about a man trapped in circumstances beyond his control, a role filled here...