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...those without don't." In particular, the rules are prime trading currency that a broker like Packwood needs to win the support of key legislators, who are thus able to please powerful constituents. The present tax bill might never have cleared the Senate Finance Committee without rules benefiting a slew of projects in the New Orleans area, like the Riverwalk shopping-and-office development, that were added by ranking Democrat Russell Long of Louisiana...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Flock of Fine-Tuned Favors | 6/30/1986 | See Source »

...title implies, this movie is a generic myth constructed from a whole slew of great tales of yesterday, you, far away and thither. Playing on an anticipation of the viewer's weak memory, Legend offers us a couple of migrant dwarves straight from Middle Earth, a little-used golden sword on loan from King Arthur, a satanic but tender-hearted Evil (Tim Curry) lifted from Goethe, an outdoorsy-type hero borrowed from Edgar Rice Borroughs (Cruise), a couple of white unicorns stolen from the planet of Pern and a fairy queen cloned from Tinkerbell. Now, 'tis true that...

Author: By Jeff Chase, | Title: Guys and Trolls | 4/25/1986 | See Source »

After 15 minutes of deliberation, the officials socked the brawlers with a slew of major penalties, and game disqualifications for Kwong and three Raiders...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Icemen to Face Colgate in ECAC Quarters | 3/4/1986 | See Source »

Unfortunately, Boyd and the Crimson were not alone in peaking for Heps. Although Harvard athletes registered a slew of season's bests, their times weren't enough to overcome even more outstanding performances by their opponents...

Author: By Ted Ullyot, | Title: Thinclads Place 5th | 2/24/1986 | See Source »

Last week a slew of celebrities, including Kenny Rogers and Cathy Lee Crosby, filmed a three-minute music video, snippets of which will appear during the Super Bowl spot. The performers move to the beat of yet another charity theme song, titled, appropriately enough, Hands Across America...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: American Notes | 2/3/1986 | See Source »

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