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...several examples of argumentative questioning from the panel of journalists, Morton Kondracke, executive editor of the New Republic, asked Reagan if he had not displayed the same weakness he accused Jimmy Carter of showing in the Iran hostage situation by not retaliating against the terrorist attacks. Reagan said the Marines had been sent to Lebanon at the request of that country's government as "a stabilizing force" and had been succeeding in that mission when the terrorist attacks began. He had "no apologies" for their mission, the President said. In one of his more effective presentations of the evening, Reagan...
...satire about a black extraterrestrial who lands in Harlem. A white man shooting in Soultown with a cast that was 80% black could easily fall prey to presumption and condescension. The pleasant surprise of The Brother is how gracefully Sayles earns smiles and sympathy for his hero (Joe Morton) and his lank, loping comedy. In a rattling subway car, a cardsharp announces his next trick-"Wanna see me make all the white people disappear?"-as the subway doors open at the last uptown express stop before Harlem...
...weekly was widely and rightly praised for its perceptive coverage of this year's presidential campaign by Morton Kondracke, 45, and especially by Sidney Blumenthal, 35, in his early definition of Gary Hart's appeal as the Big Chill candidate. In a Republican Convention wrapup, Blumenthal wrote, "Reagan is Miller Time, Mondale is the factory whistle . . . In the end, Americans want the pursuit of happiness, not blood, sweat and tears. Almost always, the party of leisure wins elections. In recent history, that is usually the party of deficits...
...punctuated by the sound of explosions. Still, there is time on his hands and an emotional need to fill, so he drifts, convictionless, into the I.R.A.'s orbit, driving getaway cars for their "revolutionary" crimes. One of these forays results in the murder of a police constable named Morton (and the unintended maiming of his father) on the farm three generations of the family share. Why the man was marked for death was not explained to Cal, and political generalities after the fact cannot rationalize the dreadful specificity of what he witnessed. For this odd boy out, the murder...
...house or passed along to other readers. More over, despite Gannett-sponsored research that shows USA Today has an affluent, educated audience, space buyers remain skeptical. Says Marcella Rosen of NW Ayer: "The situation is a little amorphous. There is some question who the readers are." Contends Analyst John Morton: "It has achieved an impressive circulation volume, but I am unconvinced the paper will find an economically rewarding niche...