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...function of people recognizing George Bush's weakness." A Laxalt candidacy could underline that weakness and block any chance Bush has of getting tangible support from Reagan. Moreover, the redoubtable Ed Rollins, campaign director of the Reagan-Bush organization in 1984 and one of the co-chairmen of Bush's political-action committee, would jump if Laxalt declared. "Paul Laxalt is a close friend of mine," says Rollins, "and if he chooses to run for President, I'll be part of his team." Laxalt would also undermine Kemp's quest by siphoning off the support of true believers...
...gold loops in the chain will be some 1,000 celebrities, including Kenny Rogers, Bill Cosby, Lily Tomlin and Pete Rose, the four co-chairmen. Organizers stress, however, that "this is a people's event." A North Dakota radio station is sponsoring an essay contest that will reward winners with transportation down to the line. A chili cook-off is planned along the route in Texas. Members of the feuding Navajo and Hopi Indian tribes have got together to endorse the event. Along a ten-mile stretch in New Mexico, thousands of hot-air balloons will ascend simultaneously. The chain...
...pairing of two unpredictable inventors, who will serve as co-chairmen of Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Axlon, could turn into an epic personality conflict that might make a good movie: The Wizard of Woz vs. King Pong. Right now, though, the two share the same electronic daydreams of ever smarter toys. They worked together once before, in 1974, when Bushnell hired Wozniak, then 23, to design a video game called Breakout, which became an early hit. They kept in touch over the years and started talking about the current partnership a month ago at a barbecue in the backyard of Bushnell...
...could over time become part of the public debate,” Kupchan said. “It is obviously of importance that the co-chairmen Larry Summers and Henry Kissinger are individuals of considerable visibility and stature...
...first, the co-chairmen of New Line, Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne, weren't at all happy about the lack of any kind of prologue, but they ultimately relented. It was another of their epic gambles. "We ended up agreeing with him," says Shaye, "because it wasn't the same old cliche, 'When last we saw the Lone Ranger...