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...apart. In the late '80s, the British government adopted a more aggressive security policy to break the deadlock with the i.r.a. During that push, a secret army detachment known as the Force Research Unit managed to insert an agent named Brian Nelson into the Ulster Defense Association, a loyalist gang. F.R.U.'s commander, Colonel Gordon Kerr (now Brigadier), later claimed his intent with Nelson was to stop killings. But the effect of the intelligence the army passed to Nelson was to turn the U.D.A., a vicious but often inept terrorist group, into a much smoother death machine. Many suspect...
...event also was notable for being Florida Senator Bob Graham's first appearance with the rest of the gang. Graham brings two strong qualities to the race. He is a former Governor - and therefore, of necessity, a decision maker and plain-speaker - and he stands an excellent chance of winning his home state, which is mythic among Democrats after the 2000 debacle. But Graham didn't offend anyone; I can't remember a thing he said. (Oh, yes: he reminded the audience that he voted against the war; this drew applause...
...young actors ruled. Rooney was the top box-office draw in America, and Garland sent adults and kids over the rainbow. Teen soprano Deanna Durbin was, at 14, the world's highest paid actress. At the same age, Bonita Granville had her own series: the Nancy Drew films. Our Gang and the Dead End Kids filled out the program...
...superstar and star of Better Luck Tomorrow. While Ben’s not volunteering as a translator at the hospital, building his SAT vocabulary or working part-time at the local fast food joint, he’s pulling scams, dealing drugs and ruling a suburban community with his gang. Think of them—Ben and his buddies Virgil, Daric and Han—as the Honor Roll Mafia, overachievers at everything good...
...hardcore crosstown football or hockey—men’s or women’s—rivalry would make sense on some abstract level. A crew gang war would defy both logic and description...