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That raspy drawl, the salt-and-pepper hair, a doughnut-stuffed belly hanging over his belt. Others in Primary Colors tried to steer clear of real-life inspiration; John Travolta became a Bill Clinton clone. It took weeks to master the familiar vocal cadence and body language, but the feel-your-pain sincerity came easier. "The scary thing about this part is, take away the Southern accent and gray hair, and I don't respond that differently to people," he says, dunking a taquito into a lump of guacamole as he unwinds in his trailer after work. "I'm good...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The People's Choice | 3/16/1998 | See Source »

...Constitution upon which the country was founded; in Amherst, Mass. For close to 70 years, Commager's essays, books and meditations probed the nation's politics and psyche. A teacher for 65 years, Commager wrote books that served as lucid primers for generations of students. An early and vocal opponent of Senator Joseph McCarthy, Commager embraced the Jeffersonian view that given adequate information, Americans would ultimately use common sense to make informed decisions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Mar. 16, 1998 | 3/16/1998 | See Source »

...Evita excursion, finally bringing the Material Girl out of her funk and into a new stage of evolution. She even took lessons to improve a voice which even she knew was dreadfully weak. Indeed, Madonna was set to wow everyone with her foray into showtunes and her new vocal range. History, however, repeated itself: Madonna got pregnant halfway into the movie's shoot and delivered her baby a couple of months before the movie opened. Result: "Mama Madonna" mania took over the country--the album, unfortunately...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Madonna's Newest CD Surprisingly Confessional | 3/13/1998 | See Source »

...classroom, "girls get used to beingquiet...boys tend to be active and vocal," Drakesaid...

Author: By Sadie H. Sanchez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Panel Looks At Lack Of Women In Sciences | 3/11/1998 | See Source »

...hardly surprising that all of us loved the RAD class. It was suddenly, joyously appropriate--no, expected--for us to throw our weight, stretch our vocal cords around "NO," assert our physical presence against large men in Darth Vader-esque uniforms. We didn't even want them to let us win; one woman made sure to ask that they not let her get away so easily again. I personally wished for another round...

Author: By Abigail R. Branch, | Title: Defending Ourselves | 3/11/1998 | See Source »

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