Word: circuitous
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Packwoods' divorce papers shed light on the Senator's discussions about his wife's employment. The records, filed with the circuit court in the Multnomah County courthouse in Oregon, show that while Georgie did not want the marriage to end, she could not, under state law, contest her husband's petition citing "irreconcilable differences." After the couple separated in January 1990, they wrangled about alimony. Packwood claimed that he was virtually broke and proposed monthly payments of $500. Georgie demanded $4,000. Eventually the court settled on $2,500, based in part on a calculation of Georgie's earning ability...
Meringoff declined to discuss whether he had considered an attempt at the professional circuit, but said his commitment to tennis is still strong...
...meantime, the champ is beginning to make a name for himself outside the ring. He has become a regular on the talk-show circuit, where he is known for his not-bad impressions of Ronald Reagan, Stevie Wonder and Ali. He also has appeared in cameo roles on the television show Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, in the Broadway musical Will Rogers Follies and in a commercial for Fruit of the Loom underwear. Just last month Italian-based Fila Sportswear introduced a new Bowe Motion line of cross-training shoes and workout clothes...
Paglia also criticized academic career tracking and the subsidized conference circuit, where "ambitious faculty cozy up to the powers that...
More than 1,000 guests, both alumni and non-alumni, will be invited to the event, Green said. He said the University is exploring ways to involve other alumni "by electronic means," possibly including closed-circuit television hook-ups at Harvard clubs around the country...