Word: excepts
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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When the Democratic candidates were asked at Hanover if Ronald Reagan had done anything worthwhile in three years, there was silence except for a flip answer from Mondale: "I think one of the fine things they did was to get rid of James Watt." That silence was disingenuous, since Reagan obviously has done a few worthy things. It was also an insult to the intelligence of 54% of the American people who, according to George Gallup, approve of Reagan's leadership in some way. But the President has too often led the political charge...
...relative tranquillity in a scarred and anguished city. Last week it also became a monument to the senseless terror that besets all Lebanon. Its president, Malcolm Kerr, 52, whose life had been devoted to Arab culture and education, was shot dead by two unknown gunmen, apparently for no reason except that he was an American...
passed a resolution that called for a ban on computer home work, except for the handicapped...
...Except for the tedium, however, the crews are not suffering. The barge companies supply all meals, and the fare is fine. The men on the Ann Blessey polish off inch-thick steaks several times a week. Lunch one day last week on the Hawkeye consisted of fried chicken, mashed potatoes, tamale pie, green beans, pineapple upside-down cake and fresh bread. "The cook's probably working harder than anybody," says Dennis Drury, captain of the Cooperative Vanguard...
...supporting cast. As Annie (a role Meryl Streep declined), Close, in maroon hair and Anthea Sylbert's rummage-sale wardrobe, has the reckless high spirits of an aging cheerleader when she should be the anchor to Henry's fervor. Like the rest of the cast except for the deft, sexy Gallagher, Close serves the script honorably rather than meeting it eye to eye. Nonetheless, The Real Thing is likely to make a star too of Close (who played Sarah in The Big Chill). Even in previews, Close relates, she and Irons were getting fan mail - with a twist...