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Fine's supporters also defend him by pointing to his record...
Barbra Streisand used her speech at the Kennedy School's ARCO Forum last night to defend the art world from what she said was a "resurgent reactionary mood" sweeping America...
Lake and her top producers declined to talk with Time, but other hosts eagerly defend the genre. "The closer you get on live, unscripted TV to reality and its raw emotions," says Springer, "the rougher it's going to be . Maybe our show can help people learn to tolerate differences. And maybe we can learn that everybody is capable of pain." Phil Donahue, a 27-year veteran of the talk-show wars, doesn't want to bash the Ricki influence either (even though it has contributed to a decline in his ratings). "I do think there's an awful...
...mentality of a commander of a troop division rather than of a minister charged with his country's security, who has proved himself skilled only in political intrigues. They fault him for surrounding himself with an entourage of loyal but dull military hacks, for not fighting hard enough to defend the military budget, and for covering up corruption...
...Administration is reluctant to dwell on the fact because it believes U.S. interests still lie in helping Yeltsin out of the mess, not in righteous preaching against it. As Christopher explained it last week, U.S. policy is based on two points: Russia has a right to defend its territory against insurrection and secession, and Russia must live up to its agreements to respect human rights. The idea is to reconcile the two points through "a peaceful solution." While until now the Administration has been reluctant to talk about human rights in public, officials say they have repeatedly raised the issue...