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Nonetheless, Mondale and Carter's "Magnolia Mafia," as his staff is being called by critics, continued to believe Blumenthal was incapable of winning over a skeptical business community to Administration policy. Three weeks ago they recommended that Blumenthal be replaced by Strauss as the head of the anti-inflation drive. This time Carter took the advice, regardless of the consequences. When one of his staff warned him that Blumenthal might not accept the decision, Carter replied: "I'm set for that." White House staffers were, in fact, hoping that Blumenthal would resign. "Let him," remarked one high aide...
...find inner peace listening to Dead music will rush away on this film, for it features the group at its performing best. Rumor has it that the Dead have never given a poor performance, and this film seems to legitimate that claim. Some of the best tunes--"Sugar Magnolia," "Playin' in the Band," "U.S. Blues," and the immortal "One More Saturday Night," are included in the film...
Mackenzie succeeded in preserving much of the boundless flora that is in full bloom during the week of the Masters. The stands of dogwood, camellia and magnolia planted by Prosper Berkmans still line the fifth, tenth, and 11th fairways...
...tree-lined fairway of the 18th hole at Stow Acres isn't exactly the same as Magnolia land at Augusta National, but when freshman Jim Dales floated his approach to within seven feet of the flagstick, Harvard had the match sewn...
...this year's Super Bowl, Parts 1 and 2 of Gone With the Wind). The last episode drew an audience of 80 million, smashing the record set last November by the first half of GWTW, which told much the same story but from the other side and smothered in magnolia blossoms...