Word: boxful
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...this is the age of the really cute guy, and James Woods is a really scary guy, as he shows in his portrayal of lawyer Eddie Dodd in True Believer. At the start of the film he sticks his face into a jury box and yells. It is a demonic face, hollowed out by unfathomable passions, the eyes agleam with an anger that may be authentic, or may be faked for persuasive purposes. Or maybe its roots are in something that happened to Eddie in kindergarten. Who knows...
FOOTNOTE: *1968 is also available by mail. Send a check for $3.95, plus $1.50 for shipping and handling, to Time 1968, P.O. Box 30622, Tampa...
...that the Bush budget calls for $20 billion in spending reductions but identifies just $10 billion in specific cuts -- such as the slash envisioned for federal workers' cost of living increases. The remaining $10 billion in reductions disappear into what Senate Budget Committee chairman James Sasser called the "black box" of the budget. Asked about this timorous lack of specific recommendations, a senior White House aide said with a chuckle, "We're too smart for that. There's no law that says you have to define cuts and throw out red flags...
...Brown's first stint in the slammer. Born in a shack in rural South Carolina, Brown grew up dirt poor, shining shoes and dancing for pennies. At 15 he was sentenced to eight years for breaking into cars. He sang in the prison choir (his nickname was "Music Box") and, on his release after three | years, started a band. Brown's pioneering rhythm and blues soon had black audiences up on their feet dancing to funky drums, taut horn riffs and sweat- drenched lyrics that sometimes rose to the level of pungent urban poetry. A 1968 hit gave a slogan...
Although the Bush budget allocates $441 million in new spending, mostly for pre-college programs, legislators say they are disappointed that the plan does not call for an increase for major financial aid programs. (See box...