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...success of such stores reflects a widening split in the U.S. between families with moderate and middle incomes and those earning $100,000 or more. Says Maureen McGrath, who follows retailing for Smith Barney: "Affluent consumers are becoming more affluent while the less affluent are becoming less...
Civil libertarians argue that the Decency Act, in the name of protecting children, criminalizes everything from safe-sex information to The Catcher in the Rye. Says Shabbir Safdar, co-founder of the activist group Voters' Telecommunications Watch: "They basically want to turn the Internet into Barney the dinosaur." The Clinton Administration opposed earlier versions of the decency bill but refused to hold up the entire telecommunications bill to get rid of it. Pressed on the issue, a defensive Vice President Al Gore told reporters, "We're obligated to administer the law, but we said from the start this particular provision...
...which Bob Dole is the unchallenged master, was not his strength. Nor was he entirely suited to the housekeeping details his new job entailed. By autumn, he had fallen months behind on basic House assignments, like passing the 13 regular spending bills on time. When his Democratic foil Barney Frank is asked to assess Gingrich's performance this year, he says, "I am very pleasantly surprised. He's been much worse than I expected...
...investors who buy individual stocks rather than diversified funds can watch fortunes change in minutes. Netscape had been up 24 points early in the week, when it was hit by a double whammy: the Smith Barney evaluation and the appearance of a new favorite. On Thursday, Microsoft announced it was adopting the Java programming language designed for the Internet by Sun Microsystems. The market saw it as a threat to Netscape, and the stock tumbled. Meanwhile, Sun Microsystems closed up 33/8, at 93-1/8. Still, Netscape has its defenders. Says Wien: "When any stock has done as well...
...BRUEGGER'S BAGEL BAKERIES in the Chicago area, you can buy purple bagels. Purple flags festoon every other car on the streets of the Windy City. The Chicago Sun-Times recently devoted a column to the question, "Won't head-to-toe purple make me look like Barney?" And at the Roxy Restaurant in Evanston on New Year's Day, patrons will be able to drink purple beer...