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...goofy hipness. Here, however, Reitman misreads the audience's pulse. The villain of Legal Eagles is a pathological firebug, and Reitman tries to play it like Arson and Old Lace. (He punctuates this theme with a performance- art piece by Hannah so bizarre it could empty movie houses quicker than a bomb threat.) Which leaves the top two stars to their own considerable resources of charm and mother wit. Redford looks terrific, and has honed his stutter-step diction into a cagey character trait. Winger, unflatteringly photographed, is still the most ingratiating of Oscar-worthy actresses. Neither deserves...
...think students will find it easier to use at their Houses," Lichten said. "It will make access quicker...
...prohibit most such drugs, other than alcohol and tobacco. If the soldiers' function is to find and kill the enemy, why not treat them to khat, crystal meth and crack? Like President Reagan reportedly said of kids' addiction to computer war games, at least their reflexes would be quicker. Jon McPhee, ST. PETERSBURG...
That's because she hits them hard and low, so that opponents can't really control her. She has also improved her fitness. "I don't know how to put this nicely," says Hall of Famer Tracy Austin, "but she weighed more before. She has trimmed down and become quicker." At the French Open, Ivanovic nullified the nerves that brought her down during her two prior Grand Slam finals, last year's French against Henin and this year's Australian Open against Maria Sharapova. "During the match, thoughts would come up--Oh, this is a Grand Slam final," says Ivanovic...
Opponents also charge that "right to die" laws unfairly target women, minorities and the poor. Some critics say that women and minorities are quicker than others to feel like a financial or emotional burden to their families, and may be more easily persuaded to end their lives. Research from Colorado State University shows that of the 75 suicides Michigan doctor Jack Kevorkian assisted through 1997, 72% were women, and more than three-quarters of those women, while certainly ill and suffering, were not expected to die within six months. Others worry that the law could coerce people with disabilities into...