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...believer in the right wing-conspiracy theory of Clinton's impeachment, called Brown "a coward" for abandoning it. Brown insisted it would have been axed anyway. The controversy is over for now, but while books on the Clinton scandal continue to pop up on the best-seller lists, the finger pointing will continue, and all involved would be wise to watch their eyes...
Maybe this will teach us to keep our seat belts securely fastened until our plane has stopped at the gate. Tuesday, the National Transportation Safety Board issued a generally surly report citing the rising risk of on-the-ground collisions between airplanes and other vehicles, and pointing an accusatory finger at the Federal Aviation Administration. Apparently, we don't need to worry about air safety so much - we'd be better off concentrating on getting from the runway to baggage check in one piece. There are too many planes and attendant service vehicles on the ground at any given time...
...standards, anyway) Friday after hearing the fair-to-middling good news about wholesale prices from the Labor Department. The Producer Price Index, a bottom-of-the-food-chain indicator of inflation pressure, was unchanged in May, which was good news for those watching Chairman Greenspan's interest-rate trigger finger; on the other hand, the possibly more reliable "core" rate, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, edged up 0.2 percent. Complicating matters: Prognosticators were agreeably surprised by the first number and slightly disappointed by the second, leaving Wall Street with a slight urge to buy but not a reason...
...While leaders of both Harvard and Cambridge say they are committed to improving the relationship, communication between the two has degenerated into finger pointing and posturing, with each side blaming the other for the poor state of affairs...
...addition to men's conferences, Bly, now in his early seventies, still gives frequent poetry readings. His poetry readings are a performance, as Bly often brings along masks or finger cymbals...