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...full-time media critic, and the newspaper was consistently among the top 10 in the U.S.“In his management of the newspapers as well as the broadcast properties, he was always committed to that Murrow vision, to offer the highest standards in reporting without fear or favor of any advertiser or special interest,” Runyon says. “He was always looking for the truth in a situation and trying to influence the most ethical outcome.”He applied his strict sense of ethics to himself. When...
...plays what he calls another "flawed Jew," Piven got top billing over co-stars Ben Affleck and Andy Garcia. His days of coming in on short notice to bring some instant comedic pop to films such as Singles or Rush Hour 2 may be over. "You can be favor boy for the rest of your life," says Piven. "I want to contribute a little more...
...Next month Toowoomba will vote in a referendum on whether treated wastewater should make up 25% of the city's drinking water. With state and federal governments keenly awaiting the outcome, a heated contest is underway to win public favor. Morley, who founded the Citizens Against Drinking Sewage lobby group 10 months ago, says locals talk of little else: "People go to funerals and after a cup of tea what does the talk turn to? Water." Contrary to the popular image, that water wouldn't flow straight from their toilets to their taps. But though scientists insist that wastewater recycled...
Crane's currency challengers have found a champion in Arizona Republican Representative Jim Kolbe. A free trader who calls the Crane monopoly "un-American," Kolbe has introduced legislation every year for a decade to overturn the laws that he says favor Crane. "First, there's the provision that only companies that are [at least] 90% American-owned can bid," he says. "We don't allow that for anything else, not even defense." The Secret Service insists that money must be produced and printed within the U.S. to maintain security, but the GAO found no reason to bar foreign companies from...
...drag his global-warming flip charts to Washington dinner parties. Then again, there could hardly be a better backdrop than record gas prices and the onset of hurricane season if you are trying to draw attention to the issues of energy and the environment. Also working in Gore's favor is a political climate change, as the man who defeated him for the presidency in 2000 is currently suffering from approval ratings in the 30s. Says former Gore aide Chris Lehane: "People are now looking at him through the prism of the last six years and realizing that...