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Some people are born into fame, others attain it, and still others are picked out almost at random by DAVID LETTERMAN. When DICK ASSMAN sold his Saskatchewan gas station and went to work for the one across the street, it was noted in a modest ad in the local paper. Somehow, the ad--and Assman's snicker-inducing name--was brought to Letterman's attention. An appearance on the Late Show ensued--as did an agent, some commercials, a couple of marriage proposals and a name-recognition factor in Canada of 49%, according to a local polling concern, which means...
...might. Another factor can be traced to the trascible American citizen, who demands a balanced budget but refuses to accept tax hikes. Having come to power on such a platform, the Republicans must now cut left and right and carelessly. However, our lawmakers must realize that their attempt to attain short-term economic stability will result in a long-term decline in America's financial health, as our exports become limited to bad movies and fast food...
...ventures. To land Turner Broadcasting, Levin has said it can run as a stand-alone company. Yet that could make it tough to integrate Turner into Time Warner to achieve cost savings--let alone synergy, the talismanic media-company goal that sounds so good and is often difficult to attain. On the other hand, Time Warner could distribute Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Wile E. Coyote throughout the world via Turner's fast-growing Cartoon Network, and combine HBO with Turner channels into an attractively priced package for operators of cable systems from Moscow to Calcutta...
Gays and lesbians need to concentrate on their political rights as citizens of a liberal state if they wish to attain social parity, said Andrew Sullivan MPA '86 Ph.D '90 to a crowded Emerson Hall lecture room yesterday afternoon...
Most mammals wean their young when they reach 40% of adult size, but bats continue nursing their offspring until they are almost fully grown. The reason: pups need the extra time to attain the large wingspan and wing surface required...