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...curtains open on the third act with low lighting and high expectations in anticipation of the famous Kingdom of Shades. As dancers in white tutus descend the ramp one by one, a hush falls over the audience. Conscientious staging is evident, and the company deserves applause for its careful attention to detail. The corps, perfectly in line, display breathtaking synchronization and attunement to the music. But like much of the ballet, the scene is tentatively danced with a hesitance that takes away from the total emotional impact. Near the climactic ending, the technical prowess of the two leading roles still...
...certain," says South Carolina Congressman JAMES CLYBURN, head of the Congressional Black Caucus. "This is not good." When Gore campaign chairman BILL DALEY and campaign manager DONNA BRAZILLE met last week with some CBC members, the conversation got heated as the black legislators argued that Gore needed to ramp up efforts with black voters--and soon. A senior aide says Gore's team is not too worried, but notes that black turnout between 1992 and 1996 fell, from 60% to 54%, a number some suspect will slide even further this year. Gore needs black turnout to be at least...
Finally, even as Gore unveils a new ad about his fight for a patient's bill of rights, the Republicans will ramp up, not abandon, their attacks on his character. In addition to the sarcastic ad about Gore's Buddhist temple fund raiser, they plan to roll out the "no controlling legal authority" press conference and Gore's defense of Clinton as "one of our greatest Presidents" on the day of his impeachment. The ads will then pivot to something Gore is promising now, so that the message will be, If you couldn't trust Gore to tell the truth...
...popped up to the stage at the last minute) then stood together and waved bye-bye to Al and Tipper, who stood near the lectern. Then the three Clintons turned and - yesss! - bypassed the stairs down to the crowd and strolled off hand in hand back along the ramp and disappeared into City Hall. The crowd roared, Al gave a (too heartfelt?) cheer, then he and Tipper plunged down into the crowd to shake hands. On their own at last...
...living room. Sales manager Ralph Cestero knew just what to do. He collected the $225,000 price on the 550 Maranello and arranged delivery. "We took the car over," Cestero relates, "and saw that he had removed a wall of his house and built a large ramp up to the living room floor." Cestero is doing so well he has taken down the billboard ad he had placed at Dulles Airport and is donating the savings to charity...