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...killed the surplus? Not I, said the President. When George W. Bush gave his big budget speech last week--arguing that his tax cut was jump-starting the economy and that big-spending Democrats were squandering the surplus--he delivered it in Harry S Truman's hometown of Independence, Mo. At Harry S Truman High School. Under a portrait of Harry S Truman. The not-so-subliminal message: like Truman, the first President to push for health coverage for seniors, Bush would give 'em hell on behalf of older Americans...
...Truman visuals of their own. They rushed out a TV ad that aired in Washington, D.C., Missouri and Texas and featured Harry S at the desk with his famed THE BUCK STOPS HERE sign on it. "George W. Bush is in Harry Truman's hometown explaining his budget, and he's got a lot of explaining to do," the ad retorted. "Because the Bush budget violates one of Harry Truman's basic principles--protecting our seniors...
...village--800 pesos ($90) on this visit--and described the need for drinkable water, a road, electricity and wood to build homes. "We don't feel alone," he said. "Because you are with us." His message resonated with many in the group. "I will go back to my hometown and tell people about your bravery and your warm hearts," said Sarah Scharbach, 47, a professor at Massachusetts' Worcester State College...
...Ballet, long a major presence on the American dance scene, ran out of money, shut down its New York City studio, stopped touring and relocated to Chicago. But instead of sulking, artistic director Gerald Arpino rolled up his sleeves and painstakingly built up a loyal audience in his new hometown while breathing new life into a seemingly moribund troupe. The Joffrey returned in triumph to Washington last fall, performing George Balanchine's demanding Square Dance with daredevil flair at the Kennedy Center's Balanchine Celebration. The resurrection continues in Chicago Oct. 11-14 with The Nijinsky Mystique, a season-opening...
...Tony for staging Brooks' The Producers. It's not hard to see what attracted Connick to the show: it's an adaptation of Therese Raquin, Emile Zola's novel of adultery and murder, transplanted from 19th century Paris to post-World War II New Orleans, the musician's hometown. The lure for Stroman? Well, it's hard to resist a chance to achieve a theatrical grand slam: four (count 'em) hits on Broadway running simultaneously. (Along with The Producers, the others are her dance musical Contact and the revival of The Music Man.) She's assembled a solid cast, including...