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Rarely has a show fallen so far so fast, and last week the network scrambled to repair it. Out went Dick Ebersol, senior executive in charge of the show, who had picked Norville and who graciously, if inescapably, took the blame for the decline that followed. (Ebersol remains head of...
A pitch travels to the plate in less than a second. Then everyone hangs out for an eternity. During this time, the pitcher rubs the ball, the batter adjusts his jock, the manager spits tobacco on his shoes, the batboy sprints across the field for no apparent reason, the owner...
In Texas' pine-covered Eastern District, where failed thrifts are about as common as pickup trucks, U.S. Attorney Robert Wortham has a problem. Some 30 financial institutions have already gone belly-up or come under Government supervision; 59 more are under investigation for fraud. But Wortham, with a team of...
Yet Bush's cautious "stewardship" of the nation is part of the conservatives' problem. He has pleased the right with his rear-guard defense of Reaganomics and delighted it with his invasion of Panama. But he temporizes on many other visceral issues, like China policy and abortion. Little is heard...
The ABC show's popularity has, predictably, inspired a few furrowed brows as well as belly laughs. Some are concerned that the on-camera spills are dangerous and might encourage reckless behavior; Di Bona and crew have rejected some clips for that reason (like one showing a toddler apparently driving...