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"We stunk up the joint," said NBC Universal president Jeff Zucker at a noontime press conference previewing the network's fall schedule for reporters. He was referring to a particular night -the low-rated Tuesday slate -but why be particular? He could have been referring to just about any part...
NBC did announce some definite decisions. Kinda. American Dreams, The Contender, and Law and Order: Trial By Jury are canceled. (Zucker did tell reporters that Dick Wolf -the tremendously powerful producer of the Law and Order franchise -might figure out a way to bring back the series in some form...
Re your story on the controversy surrounding John Bolton, Bush's choice as ambassador to the U.N. [May 2]: Does the U.S. really want a contender for worst boss to represent it to the rest of the world? A former colleague called him a "kiss-up, kickdown sort of guy...
Schlesinger points to a speech Feldstein delivered at a recent Kansas City conference, in which he says Feldstein sided with Alan Greenspan in opposing inflation targeting—a concept pushed by Fed chair contender Bernanke.
Bush’s decision has reinforced the view of many that Bernanke—a current Governor of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board and a graduate of both Harvard and MIT—is the top contender to replace Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, whose term ends Jan. 31...