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Noonan credits a remarkable extension of bribery laws to a remark- able source: the Nixon Administration. Stretching precedents, Nixon-appointed prosecutors invoked the Hobbs Act of 1946, originally aimed at union racketeers, against the Democratic Kenny machine in Jersey City. When the convictions were upheld, federal prosecutors brought similar charges...
Regardless of who wins, the market can look forward to another lift right after the election, according to Gerald Hobbs and William Riley, professors of statistics and finance at West Virginia University. In a study of election-time stock behavior since 1900, they found that the market usually rises in...
The women in Levinson's film either disrupt Hobbs' career or propel him towards success. But perhaps it is this enormous power they have on his life that lifts them from mere accessories to almost magical superhumans. When Hobbs and the Knights are on a sudden losing streak, Roy's...
Besides Hobbs' paternal coach and his affectionate teamates are the not-so-nice characters--the owner of the Knights, the nefarious "Judge" (Robert Prosky) who, like a bat, prefers darkness to light. There is also the spooky bookie, Darren McGavin, who gazes at the golden-boy Hobbs with his glass...
LEVINSON'S SPECTACULAR use of light makes the film truly magnificent--light that creeps into darkened rooms, the moonlight that illuminates the expansive midwestern farmland or even the bright glare in the stadium. This light in fuses many scenes in a breathtaking moments transports possibly melodramatic moments into fantasy. And...