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Deciding on what he called "major surgery" in his 29-member Cabinet to help solve his problems, Trudeau bumped out two party veterans and added seven new faces, including two women. External Affairs Minister Allan MacEachen, a skillful party tactician, was transferred back to lead the currently disorganized Liberals in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CANADA: Trudeau's Face-Lifting | 9/27/1976 | See Source »

Set Pieces. So does Sir John, for when first encountered in this skillful if silly sequel, he is languishing in his manor house back in Merrie Olde, yearning for the great plains and the ennobling wisdom of the red man. Also, presumably, his pectorals have not had a good workout...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Indian Giver | 9/13/1976 | See Source »

Political Corpses. The notion that Mao's China is partly a captive of its his tory has been developed by an entire generation of China scholars. Most have discussed the tenacity of tradition in sketchy, abstract terms. Solomon's skillful blend of words and pictures brings the past...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Chinese Banquet | 9/6/1976 | See Source »

Now the somber task of choosing Litton's successor as nominee falls to Missouri's Democratic state committee, which could act as early as this week. Because of his third place finish, Symington withdrew his name from consideration. That left Hearnes with the inside track-and the G.O.P...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PRIMARIES: A Ghastly Election Finale | 8/16/1976 | See Source »

Before Carter strode down a floor aisle amid standing cheers, delegates and TV viewers watched a skillful, effective film, produced by Carter's media director Gerald Raffshoon, that traced the candidate's lonely fight for the nomination through 19 months to its triumphant finish. The film even took...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: A Happy Garden Party | 7/26/1976 | See Source »

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