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...Such a convoluted decision, reached after a marathon 41 hours of deliberation, ?may generate considerable comment ... (and) may be criticized by some and praised by others,? said Judge Richard Matsch. He wasn?t wrong. Nichols? attorney Michael Tigar immediately asked for a hearing with Matsch to examine the verdict...
Then, last Monday, Gore flew into town for a marathon of speeches and meetings designed to get the talks moving at last. In public, Gore said he had urged U.S. delegates "to show increased negotiating flexibility"--a signal that America was ready to cut some sort of deal. Just how far the Administration was willing to go, however, wasn't clear until the very last minute. Even as Air Force Two was landing in Kyoto, Gore was on the phone with White House officials trying to nail down what the strategy should be. They finally agreed that Gore would quietly...
Nevertheless, there were ample clues, beyond the obvious energy of the music itself, that Dylan was having a great time onstage. At times he allowed his guitar playing to take the forefront, plucking lead lines with gusto. Reappearing from backstage for his first encore, Dylan delivered a marathon version of "Highway 61 Revisited" in which he traded bluesy licks with his lead guitarist. During several such moments in his performance, Dylan allowed discreet grins to betray the pleasure he was finding in these vigorous interpretations of his compositions...
...course, part of that nostalgia is the condemnation, the forbiddenness that made it all so appealing in the first place. Set bed times and the presence of parents do not jive well with the horrible, horrible baby-stay-up-late mentality of a video marathon (the rise of VCRs contributed to many a scream-filled viewing of gruesome death or porn-induced first masturbatory fantasy...
...dead zone. Titanic can play and play and play. And it will have to for both studios to get their money back. It's not an impossible mission. Paramount's Mission: Impossible grossed $422 million worldwide. Sony's Men in Black grossed $527 million. Despite Titanic's marathon running time (3 hrs. 14 min.), most industry observers think it has a chance. Paramount, with its cap, should see a profit while Fox is still praying to break even. Mechanic is resigned. "They have a better deal than we do," he says. "That's life...