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...news has prompted questions about the viability of the B-2 ? which, as opposed to its brother the F-17A fighter-bomber, is a mere bomber. "The B-2 is an expensive cold war plane for a cold war mission," says TIME Pentagon correspondent Mark Thompson, "and they've tried to apply it to a post cold-war world...
...millionish feature is based on the best-selling roman a clef that portrays an ambitious Governor named Jack Stanton whose presidential campaign is rocked by bimbo eruptions and accusations of draft dodging. The movie, which director Mike Nichols finished shooting last week, stars John Travolta as Stanton, Emma Thompson as his strong-willed wife Susan and Billy Bob Thornton as a James Carville-type campaign manager...
...everybody--well, nearly everybody--seems to feel the President's pain and has been making a concerted effort to distance the roles from any real-life counterparts. "I absolutely didn't want to do an impersonation," insists Thompson. "My character isn't Hillary; it's a composite of various people." "I'm not imitating anyone," contends Thornton, who went easy on the Cajun histrionics and even grew a close-cropped beard to differentiate himself from the jumpy, clean-shaven Carville. Adrian Lester, the young British actor whose pivotal role as narrator Henry Burton contains elements of Ron Brown and adviser...
Like maladjusted Boy Scouts, the Republicans in Congress continue to claim pious motives while frittering away the public's trust and time with self-entertaining political mischief. Instead of a legitimate investigation into campaign-finance abuses [NATION, July 21], Senator Fred Thompson presents a partisan sideshow. Rather than the noble elephant, the Republicans' symbol should be the dog and pony, to reflect the type of act G.O.P members are giving us. MICHAEL GREENE Wichita, Kans...
...shining armor blasted off to the rescue of Mir today. Commander Anatoly Solovyov and flight engineer Pavel Vinogradov are racing to the troubled space station to perform vital repairs ? and they were never more needed. True to form, Mir's oxygen generators broke down this morning. TIME's Dick Thompson says this latest mishap is no cause for alarm: "To the Russians, this is just life as normal," he says. The two cosmonauts are expected to dock Thursday...