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...wrongdoing or even any knowledge of the banks' illegal practices, but Congressman Henry Gonzalez continues to pursue the theory that high officials in the Bush Administration have tried to cover up these activities. In addition, critics charge that Eagleburger's former financial connections to Yugoslav businesses made it awkward for him to become involved in U.S. policy toward the Balkans...
...family-values issue could conceivably become awkward for the Republicans this year: it invites questions about their responsibility and stewardship, and tempts a backlash. But do Americans accept the idea that Republican values are superior to those of Democrats? Perhaps. A TIME-CNN poll last week found that only 3% of voters consider family values to be the major issue in the campaign. More than one-third said the economy was the major issue, and 19% said unemployment. Only 1% believe abortion should be the main issue...
Bird's electrifying performances on the courts of the N.B.A. were always built on the unexpected. He seemed stone-footed and awkward of movement, yet he invariably surprised both fans and opponents with his effectiveness. His fleshy face, spiky hair and bargain-basement mustache looked decidedly unathletic. Yet he was one of the game's greatest playmakers and shot nearly 50% from the field...
Seinfeld essentially plays himself: an unmarried comedian living in New York City. Early on, the show depended on an awkward gimmick: each episode mixed snatches of Seinfeld's stand-up routines with scenes intended to illustrate the topic or predicament he described. Lately, however, the stand-up bits have been reduced to brief punctuation marks at the beginning and end of each show, and the supporting characters have been fleshed out: Julia Louis-Dreyfus as his brittle ex-girlfriend Elaine, Jason Alexander as his sad-sack friend George, and Michael Richards as goony next-door neighbor Kramer...
...mangled syntax to which Bush is prone, were generally well received. Yet bad news stuck to Bush like a cheap summer suit. In Waxahachie, Texas, he lobbied for reinstatement of the $8.2 billion superconducting-supercollider research project, which would create more than 7,000 jobs nationwide. By an awkward coincidence, however, General Dynamics had one day earlier announced that it would lay off 5,800 workers from its F-16 fighter plant in nearby Fort Worth...