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...beautiful Saturday last march, Donna Bailey and two friends were headed for an outing at Enchanted Rock, a favorite climbing location north of Austin, Texas. Suddenly the Ford Explorer in which they were riding took a nasty swerve. "The tire just started separating, and my friend lost control," Bailey recalls. Although the pavement was dry, the Explorer skidded and rolled. Bailey's friends walked away. But the 43-year-old mother of two was left suspended by her seat belt, paralyzed from the neck down...
...until the Donna Bailey case came to light, Firestone drew the lion's share of the blame. Ford executives had hoped their efficient, well-publicized recall efforts and contrite approach to customers would enable them to put the tire crisis behind them, particularly as they prepare to introduce the new, redesigned 2002 Explorer next month. Now it looks very much as if the nation's second largest automaker is about to enter an intense public interrogation over the extent to which flaws in the Explorer's design contributed to deaths and injuries like Bailey...
...Tuesday, Clinton sent Donna Shalala out to kill it. "Flaws and loopholes contained in the reimportation provision make it impossible for me to demonstrate that it is safe and cost effective," Shalala wrote. The program will not begin under the Clinton administration...
...where decisions will be made.") And throughout the year there were more and more of those ads for prescription drugs that didn't supply the smallest clue to what disease the miracle drug was supposed to cure. ("Sue, have you tried Protozip? It sure worked for me!" "No, Donna, I haven't, but I'm going to call my doctor today and ask for Protozip." Announcer: "Protozip should not be used by pregnant women or anyone who wears button-down collars. Bankers with a net worth of more than $5 million should consult a doctor before using...
...looked as if Gore's intricate legal case might be reducible to four words: "I got more votes." Party headquarters was suddenly flooded with calls from Democrats, entire congressional staffs, offering to jet down to Florida to help oversee the recount. "I was back in business," said campaign manager Donna Brazile. That night was the "first time I slept without a Zantac" since the election...