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When a study by the Centers for Disease Control concluded in the late 1980s that the link between Agent Orange and various cancers was too tenuous to prove, it looked as if the many years of highly charged debate over the notorious defoliant used in Vietnam were over. Only 1,000 of the 39,000 claims made would be paid out; the rest of the veterans would be left with nothing but bitter memories...
...Cosby is serious about NBC. You can't find anyone at NBC or GE who thinks so. "It's a self-promotion," Wright told TIME correspondent Jeffrey Ressner. Norman Brokaw, Cosby's William Morris agent, insists it's not. But why, nine months after Brokaw first confirmed the story to reporters, have there been two additional waves of Cosby leaks to the press -- yet nothing concrete to show for all the talk? The comedian apparently suffers from Woody Allen Syndrome -- the need to be considered a really serious person...
...days, or stupid-pet season. The play-offs begin Aug. 30, when Letterman debuts on CBS opposite Leno, with the wild-card teams headed by O'Brien and Chase joining the fray in September. Addressing a network press conference last week, CBS's star free agent had fun from the moment he came onstage and fiddled with a defective microphone ("Oh, it's the GE equipment"). Anything different on the new show? "Well, I'm going to start using a rinse on my hair." Won't his huge salary alienate his old audience? "If that happens, I'll just...
Freeh (pronounced Free) did become an FBI agent, as well as a federal prosecutor and, two years ago, a federal judge. And last week, even before he arrived at the White House for a sun-soaked Rose Garden ceremony, Freeh was being hailed in a chorus of praise as an ideal choice to be the Federal Bureau of Investigation's next director. In nominating the 43-year-old judge, President Bill Clinton called Freeh "a law-enforcement legend." That sounded like silly hype, except that Clinton's assessment was matched by so many others, including those of Democrats and Republicans...
...native of Jersey City, New Jersey, Freeh graduated from both college and law school at Rutgers University, then joined the FBI as a field agent. He was a prime investigator in the bureau's successful penetration of waterfront rackets from Miami to Manhattan, once working undercover at a health club to eavesdrop on suspects' conversations. Later, as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, he handled prosecution of the case, which resulted in more than 100 convictions...