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...overall poll numbers continue to flutter, the state-by-state map may also see some dramatic shifts in the final week -- but probably not enough to shake Clinton's grip on an electoral-vote majority. One Bush adviser conceded, "We have to pull to an inside straight. But if we win everywhere where we are now eight points back, it could actually happen." More likely is the hope in the Clinton camp that a relatively modest majority in the popular vote, or even a mere plurality brought about because of Perot's share, will still translate into an electoral-vote...
...first stop, Jackson began the meeting with a prayer by joining hands with Reynolds and Cooper, whose hands in turn were clasped by Black civil rights workers from Mississippi. Immediately following the prayer, Reynolds and Cooper, apparently believing the preliminaries to be over, tried to release Jackson's grip. Rather than oblige, Jackson clamped down, and began singing the civil rights anthem, "We Shall Overcome," which, of course, was joined in by Blacks in attendance, complete with body swayings from side to side...
...retire; all are over 65. Among them: President Yang Shangkun, Vice Premier Yao Yilin and Defense Minister Qin Jiwei. None of this indicates that China's rulers are contemplating any political relaxation. Yang and others who are leaving the Politburo will retain their government positions and their grip on power...
...overtanned mah-jongg ladies at the swimming pool, the horseradish and stuffed cabbage, the vacations in the Catskills -- are at the heart of his new movie, Mr. Saturday Night, which he wrote, directed, produced and starred in, quite an achievement for someone who didn't know what a key grip was seven years ago. Crystal set out to portray someone who embodied the idols of his youth -- Milton Berle, Jack E. Leonard, Alan King -- yet exuded the fear of failure that makes some comics do themselves in, onstage and personally, instead of waiting for life to do it to them...
...with their discovery. Yet I fear this humor is not well received here: casual references to anatomical deficiencies elicit concerned glances from some students, who clearly regard such remarks as signs of enormous repression. Then when the Id is delved into, blood jets spontaneously into my face and giggles grip my vocal chords...