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...next phase of his career came with another fantastic, extraordinary scenario in the critically acclaimed "Rainman," in which he played the socially aloof, materially-obsessed Lamborghini dealer, Charlie Babbitt, who discovers the existence of an autistic, institutionalized brother, Ray (Dustin Hoffman). Cruise said he worked for two years with Dustin Hoffman on the creation of the Academy Award-winning film, Describing the production of "Rainman' as an "intensely personal experience," Cruise talked about his awe for Hoffman's ability to create and, after his Method training, to become Ray Babbitt. Aha, I thought, perhaps Charlie, the guy sporting the black...
...Soka development proposed is opposed by every environmental group in California, by the U.S. National Park Service and Bruce Babbitt, by the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, and by US Congress members like Anthony Beilenson, Howard Berman and Henry Waxman. Your story made no mention of this opposition...
...BRUCE BABBITT...
Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt has formally certified that both Taiwan and China are flouting international agreements by continuing trade in products made from endangered tigers and rhinos. Tiger bones and rhino horns are used in traditional Chinese medicine, but both countries will have to weigh tradition against the threat of possible trade sanctions...
Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt announced that the Administration would raise the fees for ranchers who graze livestock on federal land. Last February Clinton undercut Babbitt by trading away a similar increase to gain the support of several Western Senators for his budget. The fees will now rise from $1.86 to $4.28 per head of cattle, still below the $5 to $15 charged on private land. Fee hikes may also loom on other federal lands...