Word: though
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...ISAAC STERN COLLECTION, VOLS. 1 & 2 (Sony Classical). These boxed sets, spanning the years 1946 to 1958, can serve as the foundation for a violin concerto library or as a reminder that, though he has de-emphasized his playing to pursue benevolent causes, Stern is one of the truly great violinists of the century...
WHITE PALACE. James Spader and Susan Sarandon bring so much intelligence and redeeming prurient interest to this May-September romance that the movie is almost over before you realize it's just another story of rich boy falling for poor woman. Say this, though: when...
...same combination worked for Alaska's Walter Hickel, who served from 1966 to 1969 as the state's Republican Governor and later as Nixon's Secretary of the Interior. Though he did not enter the race until mid-September, Hickel led in the polls by spending at least $800,000. Hickel ran under the banner of the Alaskan Independence Party -- a secessionist fringe group -- but used it merely as a flag of convenience: he signaled to voters that he was basically in accord with G.O.P. positions and promised to fight for further oil development in Alaska...
...liar and refused to shake her hand. His doom was sealed in the closing days of the campaign when he not only revealed that he was ignorant of the only constitutional amendment on the ballot but also admitted that he had paid no income taxes in 1986, even though he is a multimillionaire. Williams' gaffes, along with his opposition to abortion, caused a defection of women from the G.O.P. Her victory, said Richards, represented "sociological change, not just governmental change...
...Though Feinstein entered the campaign as a solidly middle-of-the-road Democrat, supporting abortion rights and the death penalty, she spoke about the possible need for a state income tax increase, and her last-minute "pocketbook" appeal to the party's traditional labor and minority constituencies came too late. While she attracted 58% of the women's vote, she was hurt by low minority turnout. But few believe the Governor's race will be her last hurrah. Democratic Senator Alan Cranston, caught in the tangles of the S&L scandal, announced last week that he is suffering from prostate...