Word: pressing
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...body, not even for a single movie. He asks and gets twice that price, and the moguls know it is a fair deal. He will show up on time, throw his beautifully beveled body into every scene, take direction conscientiously -- and when it comes time to promote the picture, press the flesh till fingers go numb. "Arnold loves being a movie star," says Ivan Reitman, his director on Twins and Kindergarten Cop. "He approaches the role with great gusto and charm. He is a throwback to the classic movie stars of the '40s, who were proud of their profession...
Restricted enfranchisement is only one of the complaints voiced by those who perceive Kuwait as undemocratic: women could not vote; permits required for public rallies were rarely granted; demonstrators were dispersed by force; political parties were banned. When the parliament was suspended in 1986, the press was censored as well, a particularly depressing action because Kuwait's papers, books and magazines had long been among the freest in the region. Whether it was accurate news from Lebanon or the Arabic version of Sesame Street, it could well have originated in Kuwait...
Whether Milosevic manages to retain control in Serbia's parliament in upcoming elections may determine whether the Yugoslav federation shatters. With a governing bloc, he could more easily press territorial claims against Croatia and grudges against Slovenia. Disintegration was not Poland's problem, and Walesa, despite his affection for Poland's prewar dictator, Marshal Jozef Pilsudski, strikes few people as a Volk-glorifying Fuhrer. But in trouncing candidate-come-lately Stanislaw Tyminski, a returned emigre who offered a form of national salvation as easy as a drug trip, Walesa himself could not quite shake off charges of pandering to emotions...
...PRESS: Are the networks still covering news...
...divorced Nelson might give his wife the shove following his release from prison. Not so. With Winnie facing trial in February on kidnapping and assault charges, Nelson is now springing to her defense. The government has subjected her to a "great deal of persecution," he says, adding that the press found her guilty before she appears in court. "I was unable to give her protection when I was in prison," he explains. "((But)) I am now here." Should the verdict go against Mandela's wife, it could further endanger the delicate negotiations he is conducting with Pretoria...