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On one hand, she's a benevolent industrialist who presides over a warmly matriarchal society; on the other, she wants to destroy the forest, harness its resources, and exterminate its animal deities--chiefly the Spirit of the Forest, a magnificent deer god whose touch brings instant life or death, and who transforms at dusk into the towering Night Walker.
Laurie Hiett's husband presides over all U.S. military operations in Colombia.
On the attack, Paul Gigot ( NewsHour With Jim Lehrer ) and Pat Buchanan ( The McLaughlin Group ) claimed that Reno presides over a "politicized" Justice Department that had "changed" her mind on appointing a counsel (Fred Barnes, The McLaughlin Group ). Defending Reno's decision was Margaret Carlson ( Capital Gang ), who said independent counsels are "not independent" because they're appointed by a partisan panel.
Jakes, who presides over a Dallas-based empire of books, tapes, and TV shows, wants to "heal" not just homosexuals, but all "men who are feminine in their mannerisms."
Everything emanates from Ray Donlan (Harvey Keitel), a super-connected New York cop who presides over Garrison like the old-style movie boss-men of Akim Tamiroff or Edward G. Robinson.