Word: docs
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...monologue about the topics of the day," the hydrofoil-jawed host-in-waiting says. "I enjoy doing the political stuff" -- though his old stance of ironically outraged liberalism has been tempered as he segued from guest to host. Leno will also retain that charming anachronism, the studio orchestra. Bandleader Doc Severinsen will retire, though, as will Carson's faithful retainer, Ed McMahon...
...script can release the story from its period setting. No matter how dark and violent Van Kipnis and Eggar choose to make the story, stylized fight choreography will always evoke memories of Robin kapowing the Riddler in the old Batman series. And the war council in Doc's drug store seems quaint when compared with the drive-by shootings and crack dens of today...
Doubters generally mention money in a disparaging way when the comeback phenomenon is discussed. Certainly there was a Dead Whale on a Flatcar quality when lardy ex-champ Larry Holmes, 41, TKOed unranked opponent Tim ("Doc") Anderson a couple of weeks ago in Florida. Later that night, perhaps to demonstrate unchainable ferocity, Holmes scuffled with fighter Trevor Berbick in a hotel driveway. Cameras running, of course. He got a scrawny $150,000 for the evening and bellyached about...
Jules Kroll, a New York City investigator who previously tracked down hidden assets of Marcos and former Haitian President Jean-Claude ("Baby Doc") Duvalier, disclosed the audacious magnitude of Saddam's scheme last week on CBS's 60 Minutes. Kroll began chasing the hidden billions after Kuwait's government-in-exile hired him in the wake of last year's invasion. His mission: to locate secret Iraqi funds that Kuwait could use to rebuild itself once the crisis ended. "The phenomenon of using front companies is common," Kroll says of his findings. "What distinguishes this one is its level...
...Doc Edgerton: Stopping Time at the MIT Museum indefinitely...