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What should Gore do? There must be fierce injured pride at work in his calculations--that, and a sensible fear that bringing Clinton in would stir up the old muck. Gore was more profoundly offended by the Lewinsky business than anyone would have thought that day in December 1998 when, at the defiant Rose Garden rally, he succumbed to his exaggeration addiction once again and declared Clinton to be one of the greatest American Presidents...
...Governor. Powell, a Tulane University history professor, tells this tale with wonderful narrative grace and moral force. He deftly explores ethical compromises and nuances: the Levy family's decision to pass as Aryan during the war; the struggles between the assimilated Reform Jews of New Orleans, reluctant to stir up trouble; and the tight-knit "New American" club of Holocaust survivors who insisted on aggressively bearing witness against neo-Nazis...
...true that the ambitions that undoubtedly stir such musings in the President are to be found in most any politician--or most any person, for that matter--who has ever hoped to be a great leader. But those with such lofty aspirations ought to be more careful. Naked ambition is an untamed horse. Train it well, and it will get you to your destination; give it free rein, however, and it will only get you into trouble...
...manages to shore up his base, making concessions under fire isn't the Israeli way. And Arafat must be well aware that the rage of his people is a sign that they perceive little gain from a decade of negotiations. That's a pot Hamas will gladly stir, with a religious militancy that knows no shades of gray and the promise of suicide bombers exacting revenge for five days of violence in which almost all of the blood shed has been Palestinian. Never mind Hamas; Arafat will have a hard enough time bringing his own Fatah party back on board...
...life away from the streets of Chicago. Her scenes with Banner are particularly touching and bring out the sensitive qualities of the actors. Unfortunately, the interaction between Lang and lawyers Gross (Will MacDonald) and Oberman (Ken Flott), while growing in intensity, never quite reaches the feverish pitch that would stir and shock the audience. The anger, the despair, the message - they all hit. But not quite hard enough...