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...documents. Instead he indulges in unnecessary speculation and theorizing. Every instance in which Kennedy whispers to a dovish Senator or makes a public remark about his desire to be extricated from Vietnam is taken as evidence of his secret intentions; the far more frequent examples of his invoking the domino theory and denouncing the idea of withdrawal are construed as public posturing, designed to deceive conservatives in order to get re-elected. In fact, it would be more logical to interpret Kennedy's contradictory pronouncements at their two-face value: like most charming politicians, he tended to tell people what...
...joke made the cut. Many others fell short. (Leno: "The economy is so bad that Domino's is delivering pizzas one slice at a time." Brogan: "A little corny." Leno: "Corny? Gone.") By 3:30, they had whittled the selections to 21. Leno took out a microcassette recorder and read the jokes into the machine. The tape came in at five minutes 22 seconds. Bingo. Leno nodded: "Anything between four and six minutes is fine...
...recent weeks, George F. Will and other columnists have portrayed the Nintendo bid as another Japanese threat to American society. In the current xenophobic climate, it should surprise no one that baseball is being brandished as a point of no return in some sort of domino theory of Japanese investment...
...president also contends that allowing these Haitians to enter the U.S. would open the floodgates for thousands more. It's sort of a Domino Theory for the '90s. But he need not choose between repatriating thousands of Haitians and absorbing thousands more. Using his executive power, the president can declare Haiti a disaster situation and grant Haitians "temporary protected status." A bill in Congress, sponsored by Representative Romano L. Mazzoli of Kentucky, would force the president to grant TPS to all Haitian refugees. They would be allowed to stay in Guantanamo--hardly a reward which would draw others--until Haiti...
...also the food: the Cool Ranch- flavored Doritos tortilla chips bought from 7-Eleven; real American all- beef frankfurters eaten under a Wrigley Field mural in the Chicago Dog restaurant; or ersatz American pizza ordered from Chicago Pizza, which promises home delivery as speedy as archrival Domino...