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Meanwhile, he's walking the walk of a contender. The Perot Reform Committee finances a salaried staff of 50 in Dallas and 50 in the field, with dozens of attorneys on retainer around the country. Perot keeps in the limelight: since the end of September he has done 84 radio interviews, 36 personal appearances in 18 states and 196 satellite linkups. All this promotes petition drives that have put his party on the ballot in eight states so far, with 23 more under way. The goal is all 50. Perot predicts his crusade could turn into an avalanche this time...
...these intrigues are played out in separate scenes, each featuring a different pair of characters. This device focuses the attention of the audience on the characters on stage, allowing every detail of Shanley's carefully constructed comic situations to come across. The cast luxuriates in the limelight, and makes full use of it to exhibit their comic ability. Punchlines are delivered with precision, and no gesture is lost on the audience...
...Rather than concentrate solely on Iowa, he is campaigning hard in several other early but lightly contested elections in the hope of stockpiling delegates elsewhere. The strategy has a price: Iowa Governor Terry Branstad, a Dole backer, has criticized Gramm for campaigning in Louisiana, which plans to steal the limelight from Iowa by holding caucuses a week earlier, on Feb. 6. Gramm recently spent a weekend in Alaska, where he courted voters by himself...
...more important revelations were implicit. After 15 years in the white-hot limelight, Diana's perfect p.r. pitch has become her best weapon. From the melancholy kohl-rimmed eyes to the hesitant body language, from the lack of spite (she'll take "half" the responsibility for the split) to the deference to the Prince ("I await my husband's decision" about a divorce), Diana played her part with great cunning, showing that when she says she won't go easily, she means...
...black community in some way. Robert Fisher, owner of a Woodland Hills, California, consulting firm that specializes in burnishing tarnished images, suggests that a Greta Garbo vanishing act may be appropriate for Simpson at this point: "He needs to stick with his kids and stay out of the limelight. If he's seen taking his kids to Disneyland, or at a black-tie party or having fun somewhere, it's just going to grate on America...