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MAKE IT SHORT AND SWEET...
...catchphrase ever tasted so sweet and soured so quickly? Since Jerry Maguire was released in December, its signature phrase, "Show me the money!," has been used more than 300 times in newspapers and magazines. David Letterman noted it in his Top 10. Senator Frank Lautenberg uttered it in budget discussions. Lance Alstodt shouted it when he kicked the $1 million field goal during the Pro Bowl. And, now, alas, a rash of new incarnations...
...tone seemed almost too thin, but his low notes were startlingly dark and rich. The cadenzas began tentatively, though they always progressed into intricate virtuosic passages rich with finely wrought ornamentations. The solo passage in the Adagio movement was especially memorable, as Stepner had a chance to showcase his sweet high register. How this piece fit exactly into the Valentine's Day theme was a bit unclear, though it was certainly a welcome addition to the program...
...about her role in the crude U.S. campaign to dump U.N. Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Albright responds, "At times it was a little messy, but I'm really proud of what happened there. I think we delivered to the U.S. and the U.N." She justifiably claims credit for sweet-talking the U.N. into blessing Washington's invasion of Haiti, the first time the U.N. ever approved a U.S. military intervention in the western hemisphere...
...editors, were united in their conviction that Detroit Newspapers set out to break them. However, they were hindered from the beginning by an inability to coordinate or, ironically, to communicate clearly their rationale for striking. Many of the papers' best-known columnists, frustrated by union leadership and tempted by sweet contracts, crossed the picket lines in the first six weeks. While issues like pay and job security were easy for the public to understand, the unions also opposed changes that are generally considered management's prerogative. The result of such tactics, says TIME's Detroit bureau chief William McWhirter...