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...Edward P. Kirby (R-Whitman) has pledged todo everything in his power to stop the bill. Theconservative senator has argued that a gay rightsbill would inappropriately duplicate the effectsof affirmative action...
...first chapter, a masterful exploration of style and autobiography, is so comprehensive it could stand on its own. From Walt Whitman's "The Song of Myself," to the autobiography of a performance artist, circa 1980, Leibowitz calls on his encyclopedic knowledge of the literature of personal history to expand on his thesis...
There are times when Keating's colorful nonconformity verges on the tiresome (he whistles Beethoven and declaims Whitman a little too self-consciously). But basically Williams, who has comparatively little screen time, has come to act, not to cut comic riffs, and he does so with forceful, ultimately compelling, simplicity. Like everyone else involved in this movie, he is taking a chance on an odd, imperfect but valuable enterprise. He and the movie deserve attention, respect and finally gratitude. Especially at the start of sequel summer...
...majority aligned against the resolution included six of the Senate's eight Republicans. Only Minority Leader David Locke and Sen. Edward Kirby (R-Whitman) voted for the resolution...
These heritages mix together, though they often resist integration. The main character of the novel is Wittman Ah Sing, named in a warped way after poet Walt Whitman...