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Ultimately Reagan's visit will be judged by whether it strengthened the alliance and struck the right note on dealing with Moscow. Said Reagan in Lisbon: "We set forth a sensible framework for improved Soviet relations based on strength, realism, peaceful competition and negotiations." He said he was ready for a summit whenever Gorbachev was. "So the ball is in their court, first to decide whether he's coming here, and then, second, as to time and place for such a meeting, if he's willing." No one could tell whether Gorbachev planned to keep the ball in play...
...Riding Hood motif dreams of Rosaleen provide the ostensible framework for all the werewolf permutations. We only rub against reality during the very wispy frame scenes that depict nothing much: Rosaleen breathes heavily in her sleep. Rosaleen's unconscious takes over, Rosaleen meets handsome men, Rosaleen meets hand-some wolf...
...million members organized to penetrate and supervise every aspect of national life. At the top of this pyramid are the Central Committee and the ruling Politburo, now headed by Gorbachev. Starting with the Central Committee secretaries who oversee the functions of the government ministries, the party structure mirrors the framework of the bureaucracy in every respect, reaching down to people's control committees, with some 10 million inspectors, who check on local management. In fact, the party apparatus extends even further, to the shop floor...
...this all sounds like pretty horrible stuff out of which to make a light comedy, but Function is--if anything--too tame. Like all British comedy, the pace of this film seems as thick and trudging as cold plum pudding. Bennett spends the first half hour erecting the framework of setting and plot within which his characters work An American used to getting his hamour in rapid-fire bursts can find this very tedious indeed...
Anderson said he voted for wall F.Mondale in November. He said that he hopes that instead of letting special interest groups draw up its platform, the Democratic Party will come up with an "overarching vision" and then "do brokerage politics within a framework of a clear and consistent policy...