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Reporters have a Rolodex of sources, which includes Wall Street traders, market players and analysts who can be counted on to say something. This comes out as "analysts contend" or "traders believe" that the dollar's rise has made the market fall, or the dollar's fall has made the market rise. And if the dollar didn't rise or fall the way analysts thought it would, then the market has "belied expectations...
Some of the players swept into the Simpson maelstrom contend that cameras have made the case into The People vs. the Witnesses. Just ask Pablo Fenjves. A year after testifying about hearing Nicole Simpson's dog on the night of the murders, Fenjves is still greeted in supermarkets, "Hey, you're the 'plaintive wail' guy!" Tourists chase him down streets, and he has even received death threats. "It's a pretty terrifying experience," he says...
Pity the Republican candidates. in this presidential campaign, they will be spending less time plying the pine-smelling living rooms of New Hampshire or enjoying the watery coffee of Iowa diners. Instead, they will be tramping through the fevered political swamp of Florida, where they will have to contend with issues like Fidel, the Gaza Strip and Medicare, Part B. That's because, now that Senator Robert Dole has spooked his opponents into believing he's invincible on the early New England and Midwestern turf, Florida -- with its Hispanic, Jewish and elderly voting blocs -- is emerging as the must...
Thecuts on O.J. Simpson's handprobably came from a glass rather than a knife, Simpson doctor Robert Huizenga testified. Prosecutors contend that Simpson cut his hand during a struggle with the victims. But Simpson maintains he broke a glass in his hand when he learned of Nicole's death. Huizenga, formerly the team doctor for the Los Angeles Raiders, also said that Simpson's pro football career had so damaged his body he could barely walk. Simpson also has a severe case of rheumatoid arthritis, the doctor said. The testimony serves to bolsterdefense claims that Simpson was physically unable...
...Post and the Times have are victims of the Unabomber's threats too. They are victims because through his threats, the Unabomber prevents the papers from deciding whether to publish the document based on its merit. Instead, the papers must also contend with public pressure and the thought that human lives may be affected by their decision. If the newspapers are to succumb to this pressure, more lives may be at stake but as a whole, our notion of freedom stands to lose much more...