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...republic must take precedence over the ambitions of a single man, however just his cause may be. Neither Gore nor Dubya, despite the plaints of Barbra Streisand and her ilk, poses a substantial threat to the survival of our nation. We have weathered the presidency of Franklin Pierce, Prohibition, bell-bottom jeans and the collected works of Barbara Kingsolver; we can stand four years with either of these lackluster eldest sons at the helm of our nation...
...Lloyd's of London the Lutine bell--salvaged from a wrecked Royal Navy frigate of the same name--was traditionally rung once to signify disaster and twice to herald a ship's safe return. The ritual ended in the 1980s, but if ever an excuse to revive it were needed, it came last week. After a 20-week courtroom conflict described by Justice Peter Cresswell as "the largest and most complex piece of civil litigation this jurisdiction has ever seen," Lloyd's was found not guilty of defrauding investors. A jubilant Lloyd's chairman Max Taylor refrained from giving...
...Total Request Live, is notable for an adolescent flirtation with the priesthood, a deep affection for golf and a previous involvement with Jennifer Love Hewitt. Reid, disliked by teen boys for managing to keep her clothes on in American Pie, is a refugee from Saved by the Bell: The New Class and star of the upcoming Josie and the Pussycats. Her mother's name is actually Donna. Together, the couple plan to breed an entire race of exasperatingly wholesome celebrity babies...
...political issues lost some urgency in a time when the economy was robust and, for most Americans, the rest of the globe ceased to exist (Bosnia, Belfast, world hunger... yawn). On radio, the sports-talk format took hold; so, late at night, did the extraterrestrial conspiracy theories of Art Bell and his guests. The Radio Right needed a new hook, and a close presidential election was just the thing to energize the commentators and their faithful. Gore might not have excited his fans, but he certainly energized the fanatics...
...There are some minor precipices already in sight. After the selling picked up speed heading into the bell, the NASDAQ closed down 171 points to 3028 by midafternoon, is rubbing right up against the 3000-and-change barrier that technical analysts say is poised to give way. And the Dow, down 231 to 10,602, may soon encounter a similar problem with...