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...middle-class boys, about traveling to the ends of the earth to fight for justice, becoming swallowed up by events, and dying a hero, dying in the arms of the beautiful, maternal woman who has followed along--a beautiful woman who weeps and cradles her man like a precious flower that has withered in the heat. This image, and the tender portrait of reconciliation on the posters, is the mushy and affecting core of Warren Beatty's Reds, a movie bereft of political ideology and ultimately uninterested in the Russian Revolution. It's about a rich Harvard boy with...
...principle, let things drift for six weeks in the hope that Meese could get the two to agree on a figure. Deaver finally intervened to get both to present their arguments directly to Reagan, and the President decided in favor of minimal cuts ($2 billion this fiscal year). But precious time had been lost. Without knowing a defense figure, Stockman and the Administration could not give Congress any guidance on which social programs it wanted to reduce and by how much. That lack of guidance was a major factor in the bitter budget battle that erupted between Congress...
...ordinance sharply restricting condominium conversions. The amendment would specifically exempt two buildings--36-42 Linnaean St. and 4-6 Washington Ave.--from the ordinance, allowing many of the tenants to act on their wish to purchase their homes as condominiums. Singling out one building in a specific ordinance makes precious little sense. Enforcement of the law should remain the prerogative of the Rent Control Board. If there is any special hardship for any apartment dweller, they can deal with...
...dance of the incisors occurred at a time when the Administration was being encircled by problems that threatened Reagan's reputation as an executive. Yet he and his chief aides were forced to spend precious time quelling the controversy. The episode began when White House Staff Director David Gergen saw an advance copy of a column by Jack Anderson. Administration sources, Anderson wrote, said that Haig "has one foot on a banana peel" and might fall soon. Gergen called Haig, who called Anderson. The rumors, the Secretary of State told the columnist, were the work of a top White...
...face of declining demand, some OPEC prices have been tumbling. Members like Nigeria and Libya, which last January were demanding $40 and more for a barrel of their precious product, have been forced to cut rates in an effort to unload their crude. Nigeria slashed its prices twice, during the summer and autumn, to $34.50. Libya reduced its price by $1 per bbl., but sales still dropped by 60%. Underscoring the weakness in the world market, the big U.S. oil companies last week reported sharp profit drops for the period from July through September. Exxon's earnings fell...