Word: granted
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...WANT TO PREJUDGE POWELL AS a presidential candidate, but we should learn from our past experience. The U.S. suffered under Ulysses S. Grant, and stood still for eight years under Dwight Eisenhower. Military duty in command positions is not the appropriate training for political office. Politics is the art of building consensus among diverse special interests rather than the art of commanding others. The presidency should be the culmination of a career in civilian government service rather than a prize for a beloved military hero. THEODORE M. UTCHEN Wheaton, Illinois...
Although gossip columnists and news anchors alike predicted dire consequences at the box office for Grant after he was arrested in late June for "lewd conduct," Nine Months opened a few weeks ago amid raves from fans and resounding revenue success...
...Nine Months Hugh Grant plays a character named Samuel who is very satisfied with unmarried life. he is committed to his longtime girlfriend Rebecca, played by Julianne Moore, but is unwilling to plunge into marriage. Samuel is shocked when Rebecca tells him she is pregnant...
...Grant turns in an extremely funny performance...
...balance each other well, although Arnold tends to overdo man of his scenes. While they successfully show suburban parenting in all its zany glory, Cusack's more understated style is often overpowered by Arnold's persistent over action and insistence on finding as many ways as possible to bludgeon Grant's character is every scene they share...