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...blacks and their own dilemmas. As he spoke about the inadequacy of schools for blacks in South Africa, some of his listeners shouted back, "Same here!" When he went on to complain that in South Africa whites control the education of blacks, others in the crowd picked up the chant: "Same here, same here...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nelson Mandela: A Hero's Welcome | 7/2/1990 | See Source »

...refused to meet any of those demands. Backed by opinion polls that show both the Front and himself ahead in the parliamentary and presidential elections, Iliescu has gone on the stump, drawing large crowds in provincial cities. "Iliescu, Iliescu," they chant when he raises his arms triumphantly and smiles. He offers little in the way of concrete proposals, talking vaguely of capitalism with a human face and of his commitment to pluralism...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Romania Two Cheers for the Front Runner | 5/21/1990 | See Source »

Also enjoyable were the performance of the actors in the chorus who chant--in deadpan--Allen's version of the truth...

Author: By Dara Mayers, | Title: Laughter in Metaphysics | 5/4/1990 | See Source »

Despite some efforts at original staging--including an opening in which the actors chant key lines from the play, a fight scene in slow motion and excellent use of lighting--director Leo Cabranes-Grant fails to breathe life into this obscure and unoriginal work...

Author: By Ross G. Forman, | Title: Unjustified Machiavelli | 4/20/1990 | See Source »

Eager for the results, the crowd begins to chant, "NO MORE POLLS! NO MORE POLLS!" At 3:17, Pierce supporters begin to hand out confetti. The sound of the gavel banging against the podium resounds throughout the convention hall. The chair begins to speak...

Author: By Erik M. Weitzman, | Title: GOP Takes Center Ring at Convention Circus | 3/13/1990 | See Source »

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