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Dole's address was the signature moment of a Republican National Convention that opened with a pointed abortion platform fight but closed in an atmosphere of nervous unity. His vanquished primary foes sat together in a VIP section, and joined Dole and running mate Jack Kemp on the podium at the close of his 57-minute speech...
...wonder how Colin Powell felt standing behind the podium as the opening night featured speaker of the 1996 Republican National Convention. Even from my distant vantage point in the far recesses of the San Diego Convention Center, Powell emanated presidential poise. His positive attitude was overwhelmingly contagious, as evidenced by the audience's hearty reception. But it was his presidential poise, the rare quality which overrides political inexperience by oozing leadership, that engulfed my little corner on the convention floor...
...newspapers (one of which I'm writing for) are filled with coverage of every tiny action, from who's catering the media parties to what the podium looks like. The Republican National Committee and the San Diego Host Committee have overtaken two floors of a downtown office building, spending about $3,000 alone to rent plants and purchase floral arrangements for the space. And, in not necessarily detrimental but certainly unusual occurrences, streets connecting the airport to downtown are being repaved, billboards welcoming the GOP fleet are popping up and the homeless are being readied to disappear from downtown...
...Kaplan's Mahler fixation extends to actually stepping up on a podium and conducting the Second Symphony. Since his debut at Manhattan's Lincoln Center 14 years ago with the American Symphony Orchestra, rented for the occasion, he has led the lone, magnificent work in his repertoire nearly 50 times, with 31 different orchestras...
...will it end? We know how the men's squad will finish--with their size 17 sneakers planted firmly on the top podium, gold medals around their necks, more endorsement dollars around the corner. The women, on the other hand, face some serious challenges. In exhibitions, they had to stage furious comebacks to beat Canada and Russia. Brazil will also pose a threat, and China has a 6 ft. 9 in. center...