Word: fame
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...gubernatorial campaign opened with a blast worthy of Terminator 3, with the leading man muscling to the front of the pack even as he stayed largely out of sight in his first full week as a politician. He also added a supporting actor: Rob Lowe, of West Wing fame, who signed on to coordinate celebrity endorsements and other duties. But holding an audience for two months, as opposed to two hours, is a new challenge for the actor. That's why his team is working behind the scenes to build a brain trust and an agenda that will convince voters...
When he was at the height of his first fame--with his top-rated radio program, his 12-year run in the top 10 at the movie box office--he set a tone for us junior-high wisecrackers that resonates to this day in our inner monologues and in our snap-dash dinner-table zappers. Give us enough gag writers (reportedly underpaid and overworked in his case) and a vast file of jokes (which he stored in a fireproof vault), and we thought we might, on a good night...
...minutes of fame...
Everyone loves a mystery, which may be why PRIVATE JESSICA LYNCH'S 15 minutes of fame have yet to fade. It's still unclear exactly what happened when her convoy was ambushed in Iraq and, later, when she was rescued--and Lynch isn't talking. But at her homecoming, the soft-spoken hero won hearts by simply acknowledging the sacrifices of others and her gratitude at being home...
...Britney All Grown Up When I saw the ghastly fashion photo of Britney Spears in her bosom-baring outfit [July 14], you could have knocked me over with a water balloon. From the very first moment of her success, I said, "I hope fame doesn't ruin this beautiful young girl." That she has let the world dictate how she looks, how she acts and what she wears is a crime. Dolores Nissim Wildomar...