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Fitzgerald has been severely criticized because of the elite he chose to depict--after all, of what general interest are people who consider an Atlantic crossing routine? The objection seems largely unjustified. Fitzgerald's characters have common denominators that make them exciting if we look beyond the thin veneer of wealth and poise. "Babylon Revisited" is an elegant, sophisticated treatment of an expatriate's loneliness in Paris. His wealth is integral to the plot, not obtrusive. The story is also structured meticulously, interweaving flashbacks to younger, more foolish days and ending in an indefinite way that reinforces the story...
...House minority leadership. Only after this tidal wave of anecdote are we given any glimpse of Ford's political attitudes, and then it comes in the form of a separate box and provided with less than half the space devoted to his biography. Meanwhile, four pages of color photos depict Gerald Ford eating breakfast with his family, swimming in his pool, making a speech against the backdrop of a tremendous American flag, and relaxing with his wife...
...trip may broaden Jackson's appeal as a presidential aspirant who could deal with other world powers by showing that he is not the implacable, oldfashioned, gut-reacting foe of Communism that his critics often depict. During his week of talks, Jackson even plans to ask the Chinese leaders if they think that they should be sitting in on the U.S.-Soviet SALT discussions...
Since then, Nixon has been the recipient of daily hell and very little trust. He has responded in kind, attempting whenever possible to depict journalists as biased sensationmongers. In a TV speech ten weeks ago, Nixon protested that "the wildest accusations have been given banner headlines and ready credence as well." He was correct about the headlines. What Nixon did not mention is that most of the "wild accusations" about Watergate have turned out to be true. Considering the complexity of the material and the Administration's obfuscation, it is striking how few important factual errors have appeared...
...work's multimillion-dollar profit. Mark Athanasios C. has exorcised demons for years, he says, and what particularly peeves him is that Blatty has made the fictional Father Karras "a weak and failing priest." Said a professionally wounded, flesh-and-blood Karras: "The book and the picture wrongfully depict my life and work...