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...chosen to stage this at a long table at the front of the stage, keeping our interest with visual mayhem but accentuating the fragmentary nature of the dialogue. Stephen Rowe and Tony Shalhoub, as Joe and Wes, try mightily to keep things going, but with little success. Some awkward pace changes contribute to the difficulty, and the act sags until Frederick Neumann, as the John Huston-like director John Bean, takes things over. Neumann shines as the horny, hearty old American ("It's a simple name--I am a simple man.") whose vision of the revolution comprises mostly blood...
...began the slow and cruel exaction of vengeance. As outrage flared in the U.S., President Carter denounced the occupation as terrorism and flatly rejected extradition of the Shah. Military intervention was also ruled out because of the delicacy of Persian Gulf oil politics, Iran's geography, the awkward truth that the U.S. did not have a commanding military presence in the area and-above all-the danger to the hostages. Their captors threatened executions at once if the U.S. made any military move to liberate them. Carter had no choice but to negotiate. He tried dealing with moderate Iranian...
...Deng is likely to get his way, and sentences could be announced this week. Nonetheless, the failure to dispose of the Gang of Four case comes at an awkward moment for top party leaders; they have frankly admitted that there is widespread disillusionment as to the party's ability to achieve results in just about everything. One problem is the persistent appearance of disunity at the top, brought about most recently by Deng's unceremonious dumping of Hua Guofeng as party chairman in late December. Deng sought to allay rumors that China was in the grip...
Hagler was the aggressor from the opening bell. He moved steadily forward, bobbing and weaving just enough to avoid Obel's awkward hooks. Once inside his opponent's longer reach, Hagler would throw five or six punches in combination...
...Reagan transition team were also a bit nonplused by the Kissinger tour. "Emphatically a private journey," insisted one Reagan aide, adding, "We will of course be interested in hearing what he learned. Dr. Kissinger's travel stories are always informative." Some Reagan aides complained that the trip was awkward for them, since Reagan has not yet formulated his Middle East policy. Moreover, they pointed out that Kissinger's own status in the Reagan camp has never been defined, and the notion that he was "representing" the President-elect could cause confusion abroad. All in all, they would have...