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...humor in the first act derives from the audience's initial reaction to the stereotypes the characters present. There's the gung ho Zola sporting a fatigue jacket with more buttons with slogans on it than a campus kiosk. There's the mercenary Kevin (Brad Dalton) able to wield statistics better than a Gallup pollster for whom efficiency is more important than substance. The incongruity of pink and green Joan (Fori Daniel) is good for a few laughs when she walks onto the room boyfriend (Eliot Meyers) in tow. She reminds us of our own foibles when she apologizes...
...Blacks saw the electoral power they could wield in the campaigns of Harold Washington, Wilson Goods, and Mel King, the idea of a Black candidate drew more support. At first these many possible candidates. Rep. Ron Dellums (D-Calif.), with a long faithful history not only to fellow Blacks but also to left-wing causes, would have been perfect had his name not been smeared by accusations that key aides were connected with narcotics. Those allegations are just now being cleared up after many months and $200,000, leading many to speculate that the accusations were a well-timed frame...
...pursuit of those mutual interests inevitably leads through numerous restaurants and bars. The Japanese treat wining and dining as part of their business day; many managers wield expense accounts that rival their salaries...
...effort to ease church-state tensions, Vatican Spokesman Father Romeo Panciroli deplored the "political interpretations" of events that were "exclusively religious and moral." Before leaving Czestochowa, John Paul also pointedly offered a prayer "for those who wield authority on Polish soil." But he seemed determined to buttress the church's role as the sole mediator between the state and the Polish people. In a special meeting of the Polish episcopate, he urged the church hierarchy to "respond to the need to hear the truth, which is so acute in society." John Paul provided plenty of examples on the remaining...
...year 2025 the figure will be up to 19.2%. This group generally needs about four times as much medical care as other sectors of the population. As America's medical demands continue to increase, both privately owned and nonprofit hospitals will be looking to professional managers who can wield a scalpel with the skill of a top surgeon when it comes to paring costs...