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Reed gets that kind of respect because he can deliver. With a fat war chest and so many activists on call at all times, the Coalition can stir a flurry of telephone calls and letters to lawmakers on almost any subject within a matter of hours. To train its operatives, the Coalition runs leadership schools, instructing supporters to form rapid-response networks, connected by phone, fax and modem, in hundreds of counties, located in every state in the Union. They update their information on the third Tuesday of every month by attending satellite downlinks of "Christian Coalition Live," an hour...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO RALPH REED | 5/15/1995 | See Source »

...that Hackman, as a sociopath, gets all the high notes and good lines ("We're here to preserve democracy, not practice it"). If the performance consists largely of Hackman briskly massaging his scalp every few minutes, that's his way of suggesting that Ramsey is trying to soothe or stir the demons inside...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SUMMER'S TIDE ROLLS IN | 5/15/1995 | See Source »

...dacha in the country outside Moscow, the self-absorbed extended family living there oblivious to events in the outside world, the visitor whose energy and mystery stir this nest of gentlefolk -- Burnt by the Sun has the air of something Chekhov or Turgenev might have imagined...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DARKNESS FALLS | 5/8/1995 | See Source »

Animated wonton soup and flying chopsticks dance around the screen in the cartoon-like opening credits of "Double Happiness," writer/director Mina Shum's debut feature. Strangely, the tone of cutely-stylized disorder established in this stir-fry beginning sets the mood for the remainder of the film...

Author: By Coventry Edwards-pitt, | Title: 'Happiness' Doubly Troubling For Viewers | 4/27/1995 | See Source »

...Arlington resident has caused quite a stir, vowing to sue the city if it does not remove the plaques, Local politicians and historians have responded that the plaques represent a link to the city's past, and since the plaques display a disclaimer next to the wall, they should remain for their historical significance...

Author: By Steven A. Engel, | Title: The Wall Must Tumble Down | 4/25/1995 | See Source »

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