Word: closers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...hold social spending to a minimum. In fact, Reagan went so far with his budget cutting that his attempts have backfired on him and his conservative colleagues. Even though conservatives now have a louder voice in the Republican Party, the party's overt reaction has been to move closer to the center this year than it ever would have dreamed...
...there is a line between humor and reality. Steven and Lilah approach that line from different sides, and as each comes closer to seeing it from the other's perspective, the bond between them grows. Steven has not told his father, a well-known doctor, that he has dropped out of med school. For weeks, this deception provides fodder for his nightly routines at the Gas Station, the comedy club where he is struggling to get his start. But the line is crossed when his father sees him at the club on a night when he'd hoped...
...high school history teacher, endures hissing disdain from the audience--all for the sake of his family, his students and comedy. Romeo (Mark Rydell), the self-concerned club manager, tries to prod and cajole his comics to the top. These characters are left behind as Steven and Lilah rise closer to success, and we feel their disappointment and their dogged perseverance...
...Misdemeanors don't spend much time in jail," he said. "The courts are a little lenient on them...They should maintain closer supervision so they don't act out in this fashion again...
...game was actually closer than the final score indicated. Harvard played evenly with B.C. for much of the game; the difference was that the Eagles put the ball in the net when they had the chance...