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...transport itself into this mess? Three groups contributed mightily: pusillanimous politicians who refused to risk their constituents' wrath by asking for fare increases when they were unquestionably essential; inept managers who, despite in many cases handsome salaries and generous expense accounts, proved incapable of managing; and inflexible unions that pushed labor costs sky-high (they account for 77% of Chicago's operating expenses...
...spending cuts and then concentrate on cutting taxes by less than Reagan proposes. Says he: "The combination of these two will have to result in a deficit projection no larger than Reagan's." While the Democrats will try to narrow social-spending cuts just enough to soften the wrath of their constituents among the disadvantaged, they will give the President enough to escape public censure for blocking his program. Then if the program fails to spur economic growth and slow inflation, they will put the blame squarely on Reagan. With opponents no more combative than that, White House worries...
Moulton explained that the board's December decision to grant the removal permits--a decision that drew the wrath of Cambridge tenant activists--had basically tied her hands...
...Hara knew the bunny-hug, the turkey trot, the tango, the fox trot and the polka, and had a good sense of humor. Thus, the woman who earned his wrath at the speakeasy might have earned another reward in different circumstances...
...high school English teacher might have told him back home in Brooklyn, one of those modifiers is inappropriate. The only thing "modern day" about Diamond's Jazz Singer is the setting and the overstuffed musical orchestration. All the rest, from story (nice Jewish boy brings down paternal wrath by forsaking tradition and trying to make it big in show biz) to score (love songs, fun songs, even marching songs), is stubbornly vintage. Diamond even pops up in blackface for a fast comic turn; about the only act of Jolson's that he doesn't try is going...