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...replace the dollar with some other form of money as the world's principal trading and reserve currency. The new substitute will probably be a vastly increased supply of IMF Special Drawing Rights. This historic switch will reduce the political-economic power of the U.S. by making it tougher for it to finance military operations and factory building abroad. Volcker's first job will only be to talk about the proper forum for negotiations. Connally has had enough of the European-dominated Group of Ten rich industrial nations, with which he has had four abrasive meetings. He seems...
...persuades her to attend one of his games. She does, is repelled by the violence, the horrid signs (Leafs are out to KILL!!!), and Duke's presence in the penalty box. They both split on tours, but Sherri just can't forget Billy Duke ("I'm younger, stronger and tougher, and that's why you dig me," he says.) When he is hospitalized following a brawl at Los Angeles, she flies to his bedside, and from that point on, they are inseparable. They go for walks, gambol in the snow, kiss a little. All that. But then things start going...
...either sex took a script and in any way pushed it toward any point of view other than the author's. I don't think it's important whether you're a man, a woman or a chair." Nor does she believe it is any tougher for a woman to get the all-important first assignment than a man. "You know so little the first time that you could not be the lowliest member of the crew. You could only be hired as the director...
...crucial roles of the Godfather's sons, such glamorous candidates as Robert Redford, Warren Beatty and Jack Nicholson were ruled out in favor of lesser-known actors with a tougher, more authentic look: Al Pacino as Michael, the Ivy-educated son who succeeds the Godfather; James Caan as the lusty Sonny, the oldest son whose hot temper betrays him; Robert Duvall as the adopted son Tom Hagen, the lawyer who be comes the family's consigliere; John Cazale as Fredo, the timid, feckless son who is given a Las Vegas casino to play with. For the role...
...Krushchev's "de-Stalinization" movement upon his overthrow in 1964. "The rehabilitation of Stalin's policy adopted by the new leadership in 1965 was generated by the reaction of conservatives who had not reconciled themselves to the debunking of Stalin," Odajnyk said. "In May of that year, a tougher stance on national and cultural policies was announced, and in August the secret arrests of 30 intellectuals in various cities in the Ukraine took place," he added...