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That was Diller's explanation for his abrupt announcement last week that he was leaving Fox. The funny thing is that it may be true. "I decided to leave in June of last year," he says. "Finally, I ran out of excuses." With Fox TV in its third profitable year, Diller could leave with a keen sense of accomplishment. "I was there when Fox was a minute-and-a-half from going under," says producer James Brooks, who brought the network respect with The Tracey Ullman Show and then killer clout with The Simpsons. "But Barry brought...
...South Dakota legislature. There was one small problem: his staff had forgotten to tell the former Massachusetts Senator that the speech had been scrubbed in favor of a visit to the stockyards and a meeting with a newspaper editorial board. Stunned to learn from a reporter about the abrupt change in plans, Tsongas asked, "Where am I going tomorrow...
That all came to an abrupt end, however, as the Crimson tallied two shorthanded goals en route to a dramatic 4-3 victory over the Terriers before a capacity crowd...
...then, after only one night in jail, Arrington caved in, cutting short his protest by relinquishing his records. "It's not been great fun," he said. His abrupt abandonment of principle left some citizens shaking their heads and wondering whether the protest was orchestrated as a clever media ploy. Only the mayor can answer that question. What is certain is that the controversy exposed the city's raw nerves of race and that it will take a substantial effort to calm them...
...said, "and a message here for the U.S. Congress." He admonished the press not to "look at the part of the glass that is only half full." But the fact that he had called the sunrise gathering just before departing for the NATO summit in Rome suggested, like his abrupt cancellation of the Asian tour, that the President was starting to worry about his political future. For the first time since his Desert Storm triumph last February, Bush's hammerlock on a second term seemed to be slipping...