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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...plays with the meaning of his title by showing how the traits that make him stand out influenced his writing...

Author: By Amy B. Shuffleton, | Title: Updike's Memoirs Take Life Seriously | 3/20/1989 | See Source »

...given no more than 12 percent of its votes to recent Republican presidential candidates. As head of the G.O.P., Atwater should not hold a position from which he could make important policy decisions affecting people who have consistently rejected the ideas for which both he and his party stand...

Author: By Neil A. Cooper, | Title: Race and the G.O.P. | 3/18/1989 | See Source »

...Americans stand to gain from the achievement of a well-integrated polity. Such a goal is important for a country which purports to grant equal protection to all races, religions and creeds...

Author: By Neil A. Cooper, | Title: Race and the G.O.P. | 3/18/1989 | See Source »

...court has twice ordered that Perkins be sent to Bridgewater for psychiatric observation to determine if he is fit to stand trial...

Author: By Joshua A. Gerstein, | Title: Rape Suspect Not Fit For Hearing Yesterday | 3/18/1989 | See Source »

Thomson is not the only member of the cast with a knack for stand-up comedy. Larry O'Keefe, who plays the sinister Cromwell, also has a penchant for firing off one-liners. Although he is always amusing, O'Keefe lacks the bravura that the role of the villainous Cromwell requires. His entrances, such as when he breezes onto the stage while chomping on apples, are always interesting too watch, but O'Keefe's performance is not convincing enough to leave anyone in the audience quivering in fear...

Author: By Esther H. Won, | Title: More Than a History Lecture | 3/17/1989 | See Source »

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