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...Berry called the opening a "soft opening," saying that "all the hoopla around it will be the week of January...
...appearing on television amidst such hoopla--newspapers covered it like it was as anticipated as Windows 95--Diana, following Charles's own television appearances, had toppled the monarchy off its already wobbly knees and onto the ground, into the dirt with the rest of the adulterous, fetishist, omnivorous masses. Nothing is sacred anymore...
...providing for veterans' service-related disabilities. Other services, such as nursing-home care, says Kizer, "are subject to being diminished." The extent to which the VA will be able to treat the poor or nonservice-related maladies will depend on the political decisions Americans make--after the Veterans' Day hoopla fades...
Something else came clear last week: Powell is a skilled actor. In describing the hoopla of his book tour cum potential campaign, Powell repeatedly called his adventure "a kind of coming-out party." On at least three occasions when he used that line, Powell paused and appeared thoughtful--as if conjuring a neat formulation for the first time...
EVEN WITH ALL THE HOOPLA ABOUT COLIN POWELL LAST WEEK, IT WAS THE silences that were most impressive. Powell told ABC's Barbara Walters he favored gun control, but the National Rifle Association fired no rhetorical shot in reply. Powell said he favored abortion rights and was less than enthusiastic about promoting school prayer. Yet Ralph Reed, executive director of the conservative Christian Coalition, declined invitations to appear on TV to criticize him. Although he disagrees with Powell on those issues, Reed says, "There is a deep reservoir of admiration for Powell based on the integrity and rectitude...