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...some very obvious ways, Jordan has told this story well (the film is keenly anticipated in Ireland, where it will enjoy a Jurassic Park-style wide release; the distributor, Warner Bros., is understandably more skittish about its reception in Britain). Jordan's reconstruction of revolutionary Dublin is visually impressive and historically persuasive. His take on Collins is, in its way, equally attractive, if somewhat less than fully dimensional. Collins is presented as revolutionary warriors generally are by their admirers: as a practical soldier, a man of rough humor, mostly inarticulate idealism and, perhaps, a certain unspoken regret about that "talent...
...safety-related operating incident in its 15 months as a scheduled airline between Boston, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Nor will it. Last week Nations Air became a charter airline, having become the first business casualty of the May 11 crash of ValuJet Flight 592 in the Florida Everglades. Skittish consumers canceled 40% of the airline's reservations, leaving CEO Mark McDonald with little choice but to fly for hire...
Born in Los Angeles, Gurwin knew early on that he wanted to be a reporter. Anticipating future interviews with tape recorder-skittish subjects, he learned shorthand in high school. After majoring in journalism at New York University, he wrote for Institutional Investor magazine, first in New York City, then from Hong Kong and London...
Liberal confusion is particularly evident in foreign policy. While conservatives are often willing to use force in an immoral, unprincipled manner, liberals are often too pacifist or too skittish to use military force at all. For example, the Clinton administration vacillated on Bosnia and issued dozens of empty threats and ultimatums. Liberals must realize that force should be used generously for moral purposes...
...says. "The King verdict revolted everyone, but we figured whites would worry most about becoming victims as they drove through the areas they'd escaped for the suburbs." Bush, thought the Bushies, was more likely than Clinton to be seen as capable of stopping such outcomes. "We're skittish about O.J. because we misread King," says the Dole aide. "So it's safest to basically say nothing...