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...Bush sat in his suite with his longtime friend and finance chairman Don Evans, finance director Jack Oliver and media adviser Mark McKinnon, he kept chewing on the question. The calls went out, to chief strategist Karl Rove and communications director Karen Hughes. It was one thing to refuse to talk about drugs--but this was about White House security and double standards. "Imagine the ad our opponents could make if we didn't answer the question," said an adviser. "'As President, George W. Bush would maintain a double standard when it comes to illegal drug use by White House...
NAME: David ("Don't Call Me Jack") Cassidy OCCUPATION: Onetime pop idol BEST PUNCH: Produced a homage to the Rat Pack at Vegas' Desert Inn in which actors croon, banter and re-create, in the words of the show's publicity material, the "swingin'est of eras...
NAME: Tina ("Don't Call Me Nancy") Sinatra OCCUPATION: Onetime pop idol's daughter BEST PUNCH: Angered by the unauthorized use of her father's image, she has threatened legal action to stop the production, alleging it potentially violates several of the original Pack's rights...
...tragic ending, hopefully brought about by a showy use of government force. Waco has all of these, and a built-in audience: the antigovernment militia types who consider their inalienable rights to be under constant siege from the same government that's supposedly sworn to protect them. Whether you call this contingent patriots or terrorists, conflagrations like Waco are their spiritual grist. And the feds are just making it worse...
...INTERRUPT THIS CALL...Ever miss a call because you were online and didn't have a separate telephone line? With Actiontec's new 56K Call Waiting Modem ($130), you'll never miss a call again. The phone actually rings while you're surfing away. If you choose to answer, you have seven seconds to take a message and get back to your e-mail. But what if the call is from a cute guy asking you out for a date? Then keep talking, and let the modem silently disconnect your online session. Phew...