Word: arlen
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Michael J. Arlen...
...dollop of dancing. Virtually every word of dialogue MacLaine speaks is about herself, and that is just as she intends it: "Philosophically, celebrating myself is what I am into." Apart from her one-liners, there is one highly effective if overlong joke: she sings a Harold Arlen medley while the conductor and orchestra, supposedly influenced by the ghosts of George and Ira Gershwin, for whom the theater is named, keep bursting in with Gershwin themes. MacLaine manages to find a wistful, slightly torchy quality in one unlikely number, If I Only Had a Brain from The Wizard...
...President mounted a low-pitched lobby, inviting Republicans Robert Stafford of Vermont and Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania to the White House for some friendly persuasion. As he left the Oval Office, Stafford said to Reagan, "Of all the Presidents I've known, from Eisenhower to you, you're the hardest to say no to." But both Senators did indeed say no, along with 16 other Republicans and 26 Democrats. Political pressure appeared to play a role. Of the 29 Senators seeking re-election this year, 20 voted for the amendment. Of the 67 Senators not up for reelection...
...violation of regulations.* With opposition from the eight Democrats on the Judiciary Committee apparently hardening against him, Meese will have to persuade all of the ten Republicans to stay with him if he is to get a favorable committee vote. Two Republicans, Charles Mathias of Maryland and Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, have been among those urging Meese to explain more fully his financial dealings and to try to refresh his memory. "Mr. Meese has some questions to answer," said Specter. Meese, in turn, accused the Democrats of making "false and misleading statements" based on "election-year politics." At the White...
SILKWOOD Directed by Mike Nichols Screenplay by Nora Ephron and Alice Arlen...