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Franks gets along with Rumsfeld--who doesn't suffer fools lightly, especially if they are in uniform--because he has the right mix of attitude and intellect. More than a dozen senior officers who have worked with him over the years say that behind the aw-shucks, I've-never-had-sushi wrapping is a very well-oiled military mind. In an interview with TIME, Rumsfeld heaped praise on his field marshal for being open to new ideas. "He's intelligent and quick, and he knows his stuff," Rumsfeld said. "He has total ownership over these matters. He cares only...
When President No. 43 tells President No. 41 not to worry, he's talking not only as one world leader to another but also as a son to a father. That simple request combines perhaps the most intimate and unusual mix of power and love that this nation has ever witnessed. "It's my job to worry," says George Bush the elder, with a chuckle. But his concern is not about the rightness of the cause in Iraq or the ability of the President to lead the country in this dangerous time. It is that of a father who sees...
...five months, Dragone, Dion, Michaels and 54 dancers holed up in La Louviere, Dragone's Belgian hometown, seeking inspiration. When they arrived in Las Vegas in December, only a few details of the show were decided. A New Day would feature a mix of 18 Dion songs and covers, among them such classic Vegas numbers as Fever and I've Got the World on a String. All the backdrops--including Times Square, a train station and a Florentine campo--would be broadcast on a giant $6 million LED screen. There would be a wordless Romeo and Juliet interlude, a tree...
...Junior College in Longview, Texas. This group of 12 people, all over the age of 50, studies acting and performs short plays for audiences of family and friends, who cheer them on enthusiastically. Melancholy is permitted only if a part requires it. "I've always been too introverted to mix really well," says the retired claims examiner for the Texas Workforce Commission...
Eugene Onegin is presented on eight different days with two starring casts alternating shows. The cast consists primarily of current students, recent graduates and several music students and enthusiasts from surrounding areas. The orchestra is a mix of undergraduates, graduates and community members conducted by Lowell House tutor Channing...