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...studying his choices and talking with family and friends about seeking the G.O.P. nomination. The closer Powell gets to the decision, the deeper the chaos that grips the Republican Party, the G.O.P. presidential field and the Clinton White House--and the greater the anticipation of millions of American voters fed up with all three. Powell insists to friends he won't be swayed by the crush of adoring fans. "My enemies don't line up to buy books," he told a friend. "Supporters...
...those resculpting the political and social landscape of America at large. They just happened to have converged with their greatest intensity in the West, where private and public interests clash directly and daily, typically over such visceral issues as land and water. The angry rebels range from ranchers fed up with bureaucrats' telling them when and where to graze their cattle to developers denied crucial water rights. "We're talking about things that go right down to the heart," says Nebraska Governor Ben Nelson, a Democrat and chairman of the Western Governors' Association. Although a moderate, he confesses that...
...Henry's Feast) to create that curiosity known as environmental theater. Song of Singapore was set in a lavish nightclub in 1941. For Tony 'n' Tina's Wedding you went to church, then to a restaurant. When Tamara came to New York, visitors wandered through an armory and were fed by the chefs of the posh eatery Le Cirque...
...threat to Japan has receded, many Okinawans have lost patience with daily live-fire exercises, roaring F-15 jets and rowdy American service members. Polls show that as many as 80% of the islanders want the bases either closed or greatly reduced in size. "The people," says Ota, "are fed up with the problems that go with living so close to huge bases in a small area...
...politics, as in poetry, tone is fundamental. Citizens expect their governments not only to govern, but to do so with frankness, gravity and calm. Small wonder then that so many Americans are fed up with the ever more strident tone of contemporary politics...