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That night I did not want to see one of Capra's heavily political films (Mr. Smith Goes to Washington or Meet John Doe, for example), all chicken fat and diatribe, in which endearing little people go up against incipient corporate fascism. I wanted the pure, innocent allegory of It Happened One Night, which won five Oscars...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is This Still Frank Capra's America? | 1/14/2002 | See Source »

...That night I did not want to see one of Capra's heavily political films (Mr. Smith Goes to Washington or Meet John Doe, for example), all chicken fat and diatribe, in which endearing little people go up against incipient corporate fascism. I wanted the pure, innocent allegory of It Happened One Night, which won five Oscars...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is This Still Frank Capra's America? | 1/7/2002 | See Source »

...Like several other retailers, the family owners of Laotian restaurant Mangez Avec Moi supplement their diminished income by selling F.D.N.Y. T shirts and hats on weekends. Moran's, an Irish steak house on the opposite end of the district, replaced its upscale menu with mozzarella sticks, potato skins and chicken fingers. "We couldn't offer a stuffed sole for $35 or a porterhouse," says Abby Lydon, the restaurant's co-owner. "That business lunch is no longer here...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ground Zero: Out Of the Ruins | 12/31/2001 | See Source »

...Justice Department has announced its own plans for a legal assault on illegal immigration. Just last week, it indicted Tyson Foods on charges of conspiring to smuggle aliens, in the largest such case in history. Though no one is accusing the Arkansas chicken-processing giant of terror links, the case sends a message that in the post-Sept. 11 world, curbing immigration violations of all kinds will be a top government priority...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Immigration | 12/31/2001 | See Source »

...THAT'S WHY THEY'RE SMILING: HCI is the Florida recovery publisher best known for its Chicken Soup series. HCI's president reveals to PW NewsLine that 13 employees were fired this spring after they tested positive for drugs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Galley Girl: Self-Help Edition | 12/17/2001 | See Source »

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