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Official: Jordan Could 'Make or Break' Clinton Reuters Gene Gibbons March 1998 Washington lawyer Vernon Jordan Monday prepared to face the grand jury probing the White House sex scandal, and an administration official said his testimony could "make or break" President Clinton. Jordan, Clinton's friend and trusted adviser, was to go before the grand jury Tuesday, complying with a subpoena from independent prosecutor Kenneth Starr's office, sources close to the investigation said. "His testimony is really make or break. If anybody can hurt Clinton, it is Jordan," said the official, who has dealt with both men on a regular basis...

DISPIRITED PARTY DREADS 92 VOTEAuthor: By Walter V. Robinson, Globe Staff Date: Wednesday, January 24, 1990 Page: 1 Section: NATIONAL/FOREIGN WASHINGTON -- At home the economy, though somewhat anemic, continues to grow. Abroad democracy flourishes, and so do hopes for a permanent peace. And here, the White House is basking in the midwinter glow of presidential approval ratings that even Republicans never anticipated. Heady times in the capital? Without question -- unless you are a partisan Democrat. Alas for the Democrats, there is no warmth to thaw the chill in their party's soul. Their party is leaderless, some say rudderless,...

Sep. 04, 2003 Fox News gains, other news nets fall NEW YORK -- Once again, Fox News Channel was the only of the five cable news services to grow in viewership from a year ago, gaining 20% in primetime and 29% across the entire day last month compared with the previous year, according to Nielsen Media Research. By comparison, CNN fell by 9% in primetime and total day, while MSNBC lost 21% in primetime and 11% for the day. Headline News and CNBC also suffered losses greater than 20% compared with August 2002. It marked the 28th consecutive month that...

One Question Media questions answered Q: A recent essay in the U.K. newspaper The Independent imagined how Britain would be different if Australian media mogul Rupert Murdoch had not entered its media market, suggesting that the royal family would have kept its dignity and the country would be "less raunchy." You just wrote a piece for The Atlantic Monthly about Murdoch's impact on the media world -- Do you think America would be different if Murdoch had not entered our media market? A: "Rupert Murdoch's effect on the U.S. media has been like the effect of a testosterone-surge on a...

UNKNOWN - VIA EMAIL - SORRY IF POSTED ALREADY ================================== Life's delays I sat in my seat of the Boeing 767 waiting for everyone to hurry and stow their carry-on's and grab a seat so we could start what I was sure to be a long, uneventful flight home. With the huge capacity and slow moving people taking their time to stuff luggage far too big for the overhead and never paying much attention to holding up the growing line behind them, I simply shook my head knowing that this flight was not starting out very well. I was anxious...

This manifests itself as a notable lack of ‘common sense’ http://www.faaas.org/

FOUND ON WEB =================== STANFORD UNIVERSITYA new guest blogger: Howard Dean Yesterday, I completed a draft of a new book. Tomorrow, Bettina and I leave for our first vacation in a very long time (and, as we expect, the last vacation the two of us will take alone in a very long time). So it is time for me to take a break from this space too. But I’ve arranged for a much more interesting guest blogger while I’m gone: former governor, and presidential candidate, Howard Dean. This is, I believe, the first time a presidential candidate has been a...

passing on John's newsletter ================================= Hi, 20/20 runs on the Fourth of July this week. Will anyone be watching? That's what people often say in the TV business: "It's a holiday — nobody's watching." What nonsense. Millions of people will be watching on the Fourth of July! Viewership declines on holidays, but on network TV, it's still a huge number of people. It's an audience a Broadway show producer would die for. Sorry about that outburst. Just had to vent. Friday will cover "Justified and Stripped," the tour Christina Aguilera headlines with Justin Timberlake. It's being called the sexiest tour...

Behold the amazing Hysterical Liberal Magic Infinity Ball! Simply ask a complicated political question and click on the ball for the hysterical liberal's answer. http://www.buttafly.com/magicball/index.htm

From the newsletter: ============================ Hi. We're back! No more interruption for basketball. Friday we have a story about women having their "virginity restored" through plastic surgery, an interview with publicity-shy Johnny Depp; and a report on how Congress has equipment to prepare itself against a WMD attack, but the firefighters and cops who will first respond first don't. Then my column looks at the arrogant "planners" in New York City who are forcing store owners to pay big fines because they dared put "illegal" things on awnings. Did the stores use obscenities? No. They used things like the words: "Free...

Hello. My second show as co-anchor will include Barbara's piece on Jane Pauley's leaving NBC, Deborah Roberts talking to Carnie Wilson about her photo spread in Playboy, and Bob Brown's update on a cheerleader who has no arms. Again, no "Give me a Break." But I lead the show with a "Family Fix" about parents who spy on their kids. Some parents use motion sensors to catch kids sneaking out of the house, GPS systems that tell them where their kids are (or whether they are speeding in the car), and computer software that lets parents read what the kids...

Movie Review - Matrix: Reloaded (Review by Guest Critic Jayson Blair) PETA Protests Violations of Animal Privacy Crime Somehow Committed With Non-Assault Weapon Coalition Forces Capture Adil Abdallah Mahdi

<p>ABC just made me co-anchor of 20/20!</p> <p>I'll keep doing my "Give Me a Break" columns and pieces, but now I get to run the show with Barbara Walters. Still trying to sort this all out, but I'll keep you posted.</p>

Cause & Circumstance: The Wellstone Accident -- Preliminary Findings By Richard N. Aarons/Business & Commercial Aviation We've seen often that crew pairing can become an issue in accident investigation -- typically when an assertive pilot is paired with a timid flyer. In that case the strong personality usually makes all the go/no-go decisions (regardless of the seat occupied) while the weaker personality simply goes along for the ride. But what happens when two non-assertive pilots team up? Can a marginal situation deteriorate with neither crewmember taking decisive action? These are questions facing the NTSB investigators working on the highly publicized...

* More Good News About Welfare Reform * Gun Crazy * The Real Reason for New York’s Budget Wreck * Not All Cultures Are Equal * What’s a Cop’s Life Worth?Health-Care Demagoguery Real Public Housing Reform good reading

Strange how the government doesn't want our flag to show in Iraq, but didn't mind it in Waco. Seems things are little bit backwards. waco photos

Dear ********, As we react to the events now taking place in the Iraq, it is important to recognize and respect what many are experiencing, be it anger at the carnage and our inability to stop it, grief for the innocent lives lost, despair over the loss of American ideals and the erosion of freedoms for all, or fear of what lies ahead. Yet now is not the time to recede into the sidelines, but to uphold the courageous opposition and the important effect of the anti-war movement, and to move forward with hope and boldness. We are now challenged...

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The Breach : Inside the Impeachment and Trial of William Jefferson Clinton...), $2.95 I ordered this used from Amazon. Haven't read it yet, but it came in like-new condition. Written by Peter Baker, Washington Post reporter for 12 yrs. I've heard good and bad of this book. What have you heard. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0425172457/qid=1042505864/sr=2-3/ref=sr_2_3/102-3768906-3284152