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Edward Zwick, the director, and Susan Shilliday and Bill Wittliff, the screenwriters, are under the impression that they are bringing forth a tragic epic, not a silly melodrama, and therefore much blood must be spilled before whoever is left standing at the end is granted peace and wisdom. That most of the dying results from a bootlegging operation Tristan starts up during Prohibition tends to short-circuit whatever impulses toward terror and pity we might still have. Running hooch in from Canada is not an occupation we usually associate with profound drama, especially when it is centered on a figure...
...Whoever does emerge on top will find his most daunting tasks defined by the problems that Deng left behind. China's economic explosion has produced the inevitable side effects: income gaps, bankrupt state-owned enterprises and a surge in crime and corruption. Expectations among ordinary Chinese are rising in a way that could rapidly undermine faith in the party. Up to now Deng has provided an indomitable link between China's central and local governments, as well as between the party and the military. Now, as regions, especially in the booming south, taste the fruits of prosperity, they will...
...days" if the shared responsibility arrangement can be resolved to Fowler and Dodd's satisfaction. Under the arrangement, Dodd would assume the title of general chairman of the Democratic National Committee and Fowler, chairman. The scheme is similar to one adopted by the Republicans under President Ronald Reagan. Whoever the Democratic leaders turn out to be -- a deal should be announced this Thursday -- they have their work cut out: The DNC faces a $4 million debt, an angry electorate and a GOP that seems poised to keep itself at the center of any legislative efforts...
...Whoever takes this job has to love working with students," Griffith said. "He or she has to be sensitive to what it is like at [age] 18...and also have a respect for the broader University...
...Dziwisz (pronounced Gee-vish) served as Wojtyla's secretary and chaplain when the future Pope was still Archbishop and Cardinal of Cracow. Today he is the gatekeeper: no one -- neither papal friend nor foe -- comes to the Holy Father save through the humble monsignor. Says a close papal aide: "Whoever the Pope is, he's going to be someone who feels very much alone. You need someone by your side, a kind of soul mate, and that's what Don Stanislaw...