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...Bill Clinton on the secret payroll of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.? The question arises because of the publicity bonanza Clinton bestowed on one of the company's artists, rap singer Sister Souljah, by publicly attacking her at Jesse Jackson's National Rainbow Coalition convention in Washington. As a surprised and obviously angry Jackson seethed on the stage, Clinton repeated a Washington Post story that quoted Souljah saying after the Los Angeles riots, "If black people kill black people everyday, why not have a week and kill white people? . . . So if you're a gang member and you would normally...
...references designed to get a rise out of the baby-boomer audience. "For a guy who knows all the words to In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, you're starting to sound an awful lot like Pat Boone," says Murphy. Or: "I've been carrying this kid for longer than Bonanza was on the air." At Phil's, the wateringhole where Washington's movers and shakers supposedly mingle, the running gags about famous patrons ("I keep telling Koppel to stop bringing in that garbage") amount to little more than idle name dropping...
...plant structures called stomata, which are used to process carbon dioxide, were far denser than they , are today. This suggests that the ancient atmosphere contained much less carbon dioxide. Middens have even more to reveal. The well-preserved plant and animal DNA in midden specimens promises to be a bonanza for genetic researchers...
...event on Wall Street in the '80s was more artfully avaricious than the payout of over $250 million in employee bonuses shortly before the collapse of Drexel Burnham Lambert. The bonus bonanza -- which totaled more than twice the amount of the debt on which Drexel defaulted -- helped push the firm over the edge, as it struggled with mounting lawsuits over the dealings of its junk- bond division. Now the reorganized company is suing the recipients of its largesse to recover the loot...
...adorned with signs reading "Kiss me," attracted the attention of passer-bys and several camera crews. The insect was led by three people dressed in togas, scraps of multi-colored cloth and a boot--on one of the men's head. All were running for president, but two--Guru Bonanza Swank and the Rev. Red Moses--had endorsed the cockroach...