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...Cheer up guys--and this is an order! Currier House is fun, great--a blast, even...
Allied statesmen found precious little to cheer about. The plan did show some improvements. Unlike all Iraqi statements since mid-August, it did not propose any form of linkage: no mention of Palestinians or Israeli withdrawal from the occupied West Bank, Gaza and Golan Heights; no talk of a Middle East peace conference. It did not demand any pullout of allied forces from the gulf area, a key point in Baghdad's proposals less than a week earlier. And this time Iraq did agree to a prompt exchange of prisoners. But the plan still conspicuously failed even to mention some...
...abundance of good news seemed to explain the market's explosive performance. The economy seemed far from robust as industrial production fell 0.4% last month. Though hopes for a settlement of the war vanished quickly & after flickering briefly Friday morning, investors found enough to cheer about in falling oil prices and lower interest rates. With institutional and individual investors still being enticed off the sidelines, analysts speculate that the market's dramatic rise may not be over...
...people who might logically be charged with evoking this excess cheer -- the military, the Bush Administration and Congress, foreign leaders and the news media -- are quick to point out that they voiced caution before the confrontation and again even during the elation of its first days. Yet many of these same people also aired speculative scenarios that were much more optimistic. They veered between ebullient optimism and tight-lipped restraint as they tried to sustain public support and coalition unity, and keep pressure on Saddam, without building up unreasonable hopes. Not surprisingly, much of the public chose to hear...
...international audience pays to see them. In her one blockbuster of the '80s, Out of Africa, Streep took second billing to Robert Redford. And if industry solons grumble when an Eddie Murphy movie makes only $60 million (Harlem Nights) or $80 million (Another 48 HRS), should they cheer when the Streep- Fisher Postcards hits $40 million...