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...assault on capitalism than a celebration of a victory over injustice, lacks the effect of sincerity which would stick with you long after you leave the theater. In a remade form, using only cartoon newsboys, the material for Newsies may work, but as it stands, the film will seem dull to children and badly contrived to their parents...

Author: By Ozan Tarman, | Title: Singing and Dancing Newsboys | 4/23/1992 | See Source »

...house crew season reaches it's climax in early May, when the crews have it out over distances of 1000 and 1500 meters. Never a dull experience, the races often lead to six boats of eight rowers battling each other side-by-side, stroke for stroke...

Author: By Dan Boyne, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: OUT ON THE CHARLES | 4/18/1992 | See Source »

There was also the personal factor in the election. While personality was probably not as important as substantive economic issues, voters found Major dull though inoffensive, compared to the flamboyant Thatcher who had led the Conservatives to their past three election victories...

Author: By Kenneth A. Katz, | Title: Will Clinton Be America's Neil Kinnock? | 4/14/1992 | See Source »

...terms of personality, Clinton has a flowering reputation as the "scandal-a-week" candidate. Bush, like Major, is dull but inoffensive...

Author: By Kenneth A. Katz, | Title: Will Clinton Be America's Neil Kinnock? | 4/14/1992 | See Source »

EDUCATION. By now it has become a much more than twice-told tale, but familiarity should not dull the glow of Clinton's greatest accomplishment. In 1978 one study found Arkansas' schools to be the worst in the nation, bar none. Realizing that Arkansas could never break out of its cycle of poverty and backwardness without a drastic improvement in schooling, the Governor appointed his wife Hillary to head a panel that would recommend reforms, and this was one task force that got results. Acting on its advice, Clinton set tough standards, which every school had to meet, instituted competency...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Clinton Ran Arkansas | 4/13/1992 | See Source »

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