Word: absented
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...rare glimpse of the jocular Dole, one so often recalled by those who have known him over the years but one who has been mostly absent in this year's losing campaign. Had the race gone differently, those of us who covered him might have seen more of that Bob Dole. But for the most part, his performances have been painful to watch--the constant references to himself in the third person, the ubiquitous "whatever" that punctuates incomplete thoughts, the rambling speeches and the non-non sequiturs. The man renowned for his quick wit and quiet thoughtfulness mostly seemed...
...message, Powell emphasized inclusion. Yet inclusion of minorities was glaringly absent from the delegate section. The Young Voters Programs, a glimpse into the Republican leadership in 2025, is also predominantly white male. The Boston Globe reported that only seven percent of the blacks in America identify themselves with the Grand Old Party. In California, 90 percent of Latinos registering for the first time sign onto the Democratic Party. So what does this mean for the party and its future...
...unfinished 1972 film drama about the Holocaust. (Disclosure: Levy's chapter on the making of The Day the Clown Cried relies heavily--and with due credit--on a magazine article I wrote on the subject for Spy.) Levy certainly doesn't shy away from psychobiography: Lewis' demanding though mostly absent parents, who toiled with marginal success on the vaudeville and burlesque circuits, are the obvious villains of the piece; Dean Martin is the beloved but withholding father/big brother substitute. Armchair analysis is notably warranted here, and Levy notably restrained in providing it, given that one of Lewis' salient attributes...
During the summer, the grass turns brown, trampled by tourist crowds, the Smithsonian's Festival of American Folk-life and the sun. And the central panel, absent of trees, is often nothing but hazy...
Conspicuously absent, however, was any tribute to the "Nightly News" anchor...