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Connie (Lisa Nosal) is the first character in the boat. As a tall leggy brunette of wealth, Nosal embodies the swank decadence of 1940s glamour. She's tougher (and taller) than most of the men. Only once does she loose her cool, when she slaps another passanger across and then has to slither back to him for reassurance. She seduces Kovacs (Dylan ) but the intimacy between them seems so forced...
...Clinton and thenewly empowered GOP leadersof the House and Senate met today pledging cooperation. House Speaker-to-be Newt Gingrich called the meeting "superb." Gingrich said the trio agreed on some matters -- easing Washington's burden on states and enactment of the line-item veto, for instance -- but avoided tougher issues like health care and taxes. "I hope and believe we can cooperate with the new Congress," Clinton said. "But cooperation for me cannot mean abandoning principle, abandoning the hard work we have already accomplished together in our fight to restore the economy, our fight against crime."Post your opinion...
...treaty was approved over the objection of consumer advocates, some conservative opponents and a handful of incoming House members -- a group with a different composition, who objected to the vote in the waning days of the lame duck session. Now the treaty goes to the Senate where a much tougher fight is expected. There, it can be approved only after being granted a waiver from Senate rules that demand that any expenditures must be covered by revenues for 10 years. This waiver must get the nod from at least 60 of the 100 Senators. The treaty itself needs just...
Clinton will soon face a barrage of issues far tougher than school prayer. When the new Congress convenes in January, Gingrich plans a fast and furious start in the House, with quick thrusts on taxes, term limits, welfare and crime. Even in the generally more collegial Senate, a new lineup of Republican chairmen is setting traps on such things as defense spending and the global free-trade agreement. And everywhere the rhetoric is getting nastier. North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms felt free to say on CNN that Clinton is not up to the job of Commander in Chief -- a remark...
Though stressing that commuter airlines are safe, the National Transportation Safety Board nonetheless recommended that safety rules for such airlines be upgraded to the tougher standards currently imposed on major carriers. The Federal Aviation Administration said it agreed and would work to revise the rules, which now permit commuter pilots to fly more hours and undergo less rigorous training than those of the majors...