Word: asking
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Then he goes and plunks down $36 bil for CBS. What changed? Better to ask what didn't change, and the answer is that at age 76, Redstone, whose heart rate is lower than that of many pro athletes, remains a driven dealmaker obsessed with staying ahead of the pack. CBS chief Mel Karmazin may have "seduced" Redstone into this merger, as both sides note. But Redstone was looking for love. He almost always...
...that Saved by the Bell never did. Today you hardly hear the word teen without angst following, but what these series display is adult angst with perkier buns and better clothes, grownups positing kids as canaries in the societal coal mine. Whither the world of tomorrow? these shows ask. And what designers will it wear...
...Advocate, Bradley tells the gay and lesbian magazine that he believes the armed forces should accept the presence of openly gay soldiers. In an interview in a previous Advocate, Bradley's archrival, Al Gore, declared only that he would seek "more compassion" in the current "don't ask, don't tell" policy. In addition, Bradley says that his presidency would push to include homosexuals as one of the minorities protected by the 1964 Civil Rights Act; Gore has proposed a more limited job-discrimination bill. Both Bradley and Gore say they oppose same-sex marriage but favor legal protections...
...bear fruit," says TIME political correspondent Eric Pooley. Gore watched Clinton?s gay-rights campaign rhetoric capture the gay vote in 1992, and then saw the President?s inclusive military initiative drowned by the protests from the Pentagon and Congress, resulting in the wishy-washy "don't ask, don't tell." It?s also unclear whether President Gore or President Bradley would have the clout to get homosexual-rights laws passed. "Both men would have to prove themselves as bipartisan leaders who are able to change people's minds," he says. "Neither Gore nor Bradley commands a great deal...
After a weekend spent going through the Brownsian motions in a truly awful 12-33 performance, our Pigskin Pair Plus One is reminded of the fundamental rule of old-school football: When you receive an ass-whuppin', there's nothing to do but get up and ask for some more. The less said about last week the better, except "Who knew?" and "We're sure going to learn from our mistakes this time, coach." This week, we draw our strength from the San Diego Chargers, winless but tops in the wild and wacky AFC West because, well, they haven...