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...segments that juxtapose book excerpts with interviews of Maupin's prototypes. Pam Delaney, for instance, doesn't feel she's really like heroine Mary Ann Singleton. "She showed up a lot more naive than I did," says Delaney, her open-faced smile a sweet self-refutation. Such moments whet the appetite for the six-hour adaptation of Tales coming to PBS this winter...
Bush's chances are boosted even more by Democratic weakness. Only when faced with the alternative of "an unnamed Democrat" do many voters opt to abandon Bush. Lightweights such as Gov. Bill Clinton, Sen. Bob Kerrey and Tsongas have failed to whet the appetite of the electorate...
...votes were cast mostly by Arab and Muslim states plus the communist countries of Cuba, North Korea and Vietnam. An Arab spokesman argued that repeal would only "whet the appetite of Israeli extremists' creeping annexation," and Saudi Arabia's U.N. Ambassador, Samir Shihabi, boycotted the session. Biggest winner: the U.N., freed of an albatross...
...giving Iran back its own money is not literally a payment. Relations with Iran and Syria have eased, but neither is yet in the friendly category. By giving nothing it would not have been willing to concede anyway, Washington has helped cook a deal that is not likely to whet the appetite of the terrorist groups...
...Democrats seemed eager to run before Jan. 15, the gulf war has done little to whet anyone's appetite. Running against an incumbent President is hard enough; running against a triumphant Commander in Chief is nearly impossible, no matter how much bunting a candidate drapes himself in. Campaigning is often absurd under any circumstances -- a gaggle of politicians asking to be taken seriously while begging to be liked. Who wants to leave himself or herself open to the sort of antics of elections past -- Ronald Reagan grabbing the microphone he paid for in New Hampshire, Bruce Babbitt comparing himself unfavorably...