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Tabloid producers contend that these payments are not as widespread as frequently assumed and that many scoops still come the old-fashioned way -- by hard work. Despite a claim that Hard Copy paid $1,000 for its newsmaking peek last August at a social worker's report on the molestation charge against Jackson, reporter Diane Dimond describes spending three hours in a Santa Monica bar copying every word of the 25-page file in longhand. (She could not legally take away the original, which documented the plaintiff's story.) "I didn't pay one dime on the Jackson story," says...
...many such modern fairy tales, examining contemporary female stereotypes as well as issues of personal and moral responsibility. Her heroines have to fight for what is theirs, and often seem to lose what little they had. There are no Prince Charmings here, much less any real male characters to contend with...
Many Americans are confused about whether the continuous inflow of immigrants makes the country stronger or weaker. Economic studies abound claiming that immigration spurs new businesses and new taxpayers. With no less conviction, others contend that immigrants and their children evade taxes and overburden local welfare, health and education systems. To compound the confusion, many Americans believe -- wrongly -- that more foreigners enter the country illegally than do legally. As the doubts grow, so does the potential for backlash. Polls show that almost two-thirds of Americans favor new laws to cut back on all immigrants and asylum seekers -- legal...
Hosokawa was cautious about the implications of his Diet victory. "There is a saying that 99 miles are only halfway for a traveler on a 100-mile journey," he said. "We're not halfway there yet." Political analysts contend, however, that change is irrevocably taking hold. "There is a progressive unraveling of the old system," says Kent Calder, director of the U.S.-Japan program at Princeton University. "I think we are in a reinforcing cycle of change, where one thing leads to another and unlocks new possibilities. It is a building revolution...
More immediately, they and director Chris Columbus had to contend with their star's newfound desire (see last year's Toys) to play the holy fool. Williams' head contains a multitude of characters -- some of them real, some of them American archetypes -- and as a vocal quick-change artist, Williams has a unique gift not only for dead-on impersonations of these characters, but also for setting them all free on a babbling stream of consciousness. These manic monologues are impolite and utterly incorrect politically. They articulate our secret, subversive thoughts. His impersonation of Mrs. Doubtfire shows that...