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...McDonald, head of the allied newspaper unions in New York City, conceded he had been warned by a union official in London that "Maxwell is a rogue . . . watch out for him." Instead, McDonald and colleagues found themselves praising the new owner -- who at week's end still required formal rank-and-file ratifications -- as a "tough negotiator who understands problems fast." They enthused about how straightforward and plainspoken he was, how quick to extend a hand to shake on a proposed deal. Having reduced the options to Maxwell or nothing, they did not challenge his characterization of the cuts...
...Persian Gulf because they cannot face reality, only simulated versions of it. Now, after the battle, a writer named Jean d'Ormesson allows that Bush, an apparent "simpleton . . . has revealed himself, to almost universal surprise, to be a steadfast head of state . . . He has restored America to the first rank of nations...
Most of the Iraqi prisoners are conscripts or enlisted men of low rank, in their 20s. About 5% are low-ranking officers; the highest is an infantry lieutenant colonel. But none are from Saddam's most formidable unit, the 150,000-man Republican Guard. From interrogating these soldiers, usually through volunteer Kuwaiti interpreters, the allies have developed a richly detailed picture of the Iraqi army's condition. Items...
...JOKE: The three biggest lies in the world are "The check is in the mail," "I have a headache," and "I'm doing this for your own good." But there is another that should rank much higher...
Warner Bros.' earnings hit an estimated record $370 million in 1990. But the studio's box-office rank slipped from No. 1 in 1989 to No. 3 last year, when Warner had only three modest hits out of 22 released films: Goodfellas, Presumed Innocent and Hard to Kill. This year The Last Boy Scout will be the only Warner film to have a budget of more than $30 million. "We're not giving * up working with stars, as long as we can match the right star with the right material," says Warner chairman Robert Daly. "We want to resist...