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There is a body of political seers who are pressuring Jimmy Carter to join the primary fray so that Kennedy cannot make an issue of Carter's absence. Reporters naturally want a spectacle, and so in the name of the national interest they are calling for the President to debate the great issues of our time and maybe answer why he has not kept many of his promises from last time. On balance, in normal circumstances, it probably would be good for the system if Carter were to contend with Kennedy. But there is a lot that is phony...
...That's the fun of it here," he says with a tenacious grin, mentally leaping into the fray, "these kids can do other things, but we go in there and play the best. We're competing with these guys and we don't take a back seat--we play them...
...friend's house to see the film Kramer vs. Kramer. He learned of the results from a TV reporter who came to call. Reagan's second-place finish was a setback for John Sears, his highly touted strategist, who had kept his leading candidate out of the fray and especially out of Iowa. In August, Reagan led in the polls with 48% of the vote; Bush had 1%. Explained Sears: "It won't do any good to have Reagan going to coffees and shaking hands like the others. People would get the idea that...
...directly or indirectly involved in the Edwardian caper came to a sad end, despite a noble battle by Sir Arthur Vicars to clear his name. Indeed, his cause became so famous that a relative of Vicars, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, offered at one point to join the fray. Alas, his offer was refused, and Sherlock Holmes moved on to lesser crimes...
...Simon (Tony Poole), enduring persecution for the child's sake: her unselfishness is complete. In contrast. Michael's real mother--played in fine, shrill-voiced style by Bethany Tanner--is a petty and uncaring termagant, mostly interested in how many of her silk gowns she can salvage from the fray...