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Bowles quickly earned a reputation for both rigor and grace. It was Bowles who coordinated the government's response to the Oklahoma City bombing, who integrated Morris into the White House when other top staff members were gunning for him in early 1995, and who negotiated Morris' resignation in the middle of the Democratic Convention. And unlike the other strivers, Bowles, given his happy and lucrative alternatives, had the added virtue of not wanting to stay in his job forever...
...weight of historical evidence indicates that Hiss was what he steadfastly denied ever being: a member of the communist underground and a Soviet spy. What made his case so intriguing was that his profile seemed at odds with the stereotypical idea of a grubby turncoat. His patrician grace had somehow survived a family life streaked with tragedy. His father, a wholesale grocer, committed suicide when Alger was two; a sister, Mary, also killed herself. Yet Hiss's advancement in life seemed blessed. After graduating with honors from Johns Hopkins University, Hiss at Harvard Law School was befriended by Professor Felix...
...reason for lawyers to support cameras in the courtroom: so they can find jobs in television after the trial ends. Chris Darden, Alan Dershowitz, Robert Shapiro and Barry Scheck all have regular TV gigs as commentators. Now Johnnie Cochran is getting a nightly talk show, with Atlanta prosecutor Nancy Grace, on Court TV. No word on what Marcia Clark is doing. (Is it the hair...
...progress, Titanic. The sound hasn't been added yet, but the faces of the doomed passengers indicate that they know the outlook is grim aboard the supposedly unsinkable ship. A priest is leading a prayer, and as his lips move, Cameron murmurs the lines, "Hail Mary, full of grace...
...Mickey Mouse organization would name their team the Ducks?"). Bill Murray is on hand for a brief master display of slapdash comedy. But director Joe Pytka, who also did the McDonald's TV spot that cued the film, too often stands slack-jawed before the wonder, the grace, the supernal niceness of his live-action star. The movie could have been a gleaming showcase for cartoon wit. Instead it's an 87-minute commercial peddling sainthood for Michael Jordan...