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...people talked of Reagan's magic and meant it as a compliment. Today people talk of Clinton's trickery, and do not mean to be flattering. Reagan's rhetorical skills made him the "Great Communicator" (good); Clinton's make him "Slick Willie" (bad). These are journalists' characterizations, but the perception is widely shared, fairly or unfairly, by the public...
...Hollywood with actor Billy Baldwin, skier Picabo Street and former decathlete Daley Thompson. The 400 Michael checks in on his Website www.michaeljohnson.com to answer fan mail, and carries with him a letter from Ruth Owens in which she writes that she sees her late husband Jesse in him. "Greatest compliment I've ever been paid," says Johnson, whose upright running style has often been compared to that of the '36 Olympics hero. On the other hand, the 200 Michael plots a product line called "The Danger Zone" and heaps even more pressure on himself by having Nike make him nine...
...formulaic awkwardness of courtship. O'Connell as Joe gamely spends his time undergoing the gags tossed at him throughout the movie, but usually sounds even more stilted than this one-trick-bug of a movie allows. Ward's Lily isn't given much to do but be pursued, compliment Joe and act nobly...
...clock, anyone can wander into Cabot dining hali and find a table full of friends. There, two of the most popular and frequent dinner companions are Jurij and Emanuela Striedter, the masters. Emanuela gets a compliment on her performance in intramural tennis yesterday and Jurij talks German Philosophy with Dirk...
...matinee showing, expect to hear at least four little future prima donnas around you singing along with the "Once Upon A Dream" segment.) The score is simply so relaxing and lucid that it's practically therapeutic. Don't consider yawning to be an insult--rather, consider it a compliment to the music's charming tranquillity. You'll feel a lot less guilty when it happens...