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...Enter Colin Powell. (Cue the spaghetti-western soundtrack, if you will, because Powell's was a performance worthy of Clint Eastwood.) In contrast to his boss's uncertainty, the secretary of state projected infinite cool: unhurried, unfazed, unblinking and even, occasionally, appearing to enjoy himself, as he took charge of choreographing the diplomatic dance necessary to pull Washington's and Beijing's chestnuts out of the fire...
...Maybe," chirped Tina, "it's not even gonna rain tonight." Cue the thunder...
...felt it my reportorial duty to chat with a cross-section of candidates, and yet I knew I had neither the time nor the tolerance toward the emotionally disturbed to speak to all 2,000. So I took my cue from "Survivor" producer Mark Burnett and tried to interview just 16 competitors who were trying to prove they could survive a Hollywood audition. However I was to find that, like watching the "Survivor" program itself, or eating semi-rancid potato chips when one is starving, it's hard to stop...
...intense and satisfying, largely because the "other" side (especially Michael Hayden, as the young German defense attorney) is so well represented. And even though the chief accused (Maximilian Schell) confesses his guilt a little too neatly, and the homespun judge (George Grizzard) arrives at the "right" verdict on cue, Mann makes sure the moral journey is not easy. As it never should...
Every Harvard student is provided with copies of the CUE Guide and The Unofficial Guide to Life at Harvard--just another example of how students at Harvard are constantly spoon-fed opportunities to "maximize their potential." For overachievers, here's the next in the series: Making the Most of College: Students Speak Their Minds, a new instructional book written by Richard J. Light, a professor at Harvard's Graduate School of Education, based on interviews with Harvard students...