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BAXTER. A vicious bull terrier (who growls the narration) finally finds an owner meaner than he is. Jerome Boivin's minimalist French thriller is no carnival of canine violence. It rarely goes for the jugular, yet it drains the viewer bloodless...
...explanations of his policy. He has declared, for example, that he would be willing to accept a peaceful settlement in which Saddam withdraws from Kuwait with his military intact. Yet the President has also compared Saddam to Hitler, who is identified in the public mind as a ruler so vicious that the only solution is to destroy him. Critics charge besides that any settlement permitting the Iraqi dictator to stay in control of an army equipped with chemical, biological and eventually perhaps nuclear weapons makes nearly impossible the restoration of stability and security in the gulf area -- a restoration that...
...pain-killer wears off, the patient wakes. It is not morning in America anymore but a somewhat frayed and bloodshot season. American politics (shortsighted, vicious, stupid) plunges on. The government cannot pay its bills and goes on putting up the great-grandchildren as collateral. Congress and the President perform a dance of breathtaking fecklessness over the federal budget...
...that in many of these cases the woman thinks she has said no, but it may have been in subtle ways--ways that may have caused confusion," Wolcowitz said. Again, this reasoning lays primary responsibility on the woman and--whether Wolcowitz intended it or not--lends credence to the vicious view that saying "no" can, "in subtle ways," really mean...
...Massachusetts gubernatorial race may seem a bit vicious, but AIDS-activists this weekend painted a picture of an even more controversial race--Harvey Gantt's attempt to unseat long-time North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms...