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...think of any major item . . . that we came here wanting that we did not get." True, but only because the U.S. knew better than to press the other six for any strong action. Washington had hoped that Japan and West Germany would move to stimulate their domestic economies to ward off a growing threat of world recession and, not incidentally, reduce their towering trade surpluses, which are the counterpart of the U.S. deficit. Japan did announce a stimulative package before the summit, but Britain's Thatcher judged it insufficient. Kohl, harking back to a metaphor from past summits, declared flatly...
...when it comes to a woman buying a regular contraceptive pill, the FDA has put its foot down: Get thee back to the maternity ward, woman! The regular contraceptive pill is not, and has never been, available over-the-counter (OTC) in any American pharmacy. In order to get hold of “The Pill,” a woman must first see a doctor, who will politely grill her on her sexual history, suggest strongly that she have a pair of tongs stuck up her vagina for a pap smear, and send her on her merry way with...
...think that there is something about House life that helps ward off the dangers of “perpetual deferral” and hostile isolation, something about the habits and connections that are formed within the Houses that makes it easier to remember joys and passions and harder to attack and impugn others...
...Hollywood extravaganzas blow into Cannes every year, and among all the serioso European and Asian fare that dominates the Competition they're like a clown visiting a children's ward: colorful, noisy, oversize and full of professional pep, compared to the wan, torporous little things languishing immobile in their beds. So today, when Ocean's Thirteen was the main attraction, many critics anticipated it with pleasure- if only as playtime after a week's homework studying and reporting on the worthiest art films...
...ever, and for automakers that lump sum would be staggering. So it's hard to see how Detroit can avoid a major showdown this summer. Road Race. The Fight for the U.S. Market [This article contains a complex diagram. Please see hardcopy of magazine.] Sources: Center for Automotive Research; Ward's Automotive Group; company reports