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...flap over Bad Barry shouldn't overshadow the fact that we are watching one of the greatest players the game has ever produced. Like Ruth, Bonds has changed the sport. Before Ruth, the name of the game was "scientific" baseball, a singles strategy designed to move runners from station to station to create a run. With his mighty uppercut, the Bambino ended that style forever and made power primary to winning...
...Gruner & Jahr, publisher of Rosie, thinks it can profit from Rosie O'Donnell's name and ignore her views, it's living in the past [PEOPLE, Sept. 30]. It obviously doesn't know the real Rosie. Her appeal is her honesty and straightforwardness, and this flap over editorial control of the magazine Rosie just makes those qualities all the more real to her fans. Go, Rosie! Jade Walsh Jackson Hole...
During the 2000 election flap, the G.O.P. needed somebody, in KATHERINE HARRIS' words, to hold Al Gore to "the letter of the law." And the then Florida secretary of state did so with gusto. This year she seems to have disobeyed both the spirit and the letter of the law herself. After she quit her job to run for Congress, she admitted to violating Florida election rules. It seems she sent her letter of resignation to Governor Jeb Bush Aug. 1, more than two weeks later than the rules called for. "I made a mistake in not filing a letter...
...flap isn't solely about loss of face. It's about the loss of tourists' cash. Shanghai's version of the Magic Kingdom could open just two years after Hong Kong Disneyland on Lantau Island begins operation. Officials say that's too close for comfort. They fear the two facilities will wind up competing for visitors from mainland China, which had been expected to contribute about 75% of Hong Kong Disneyland's customers in its first few years. Hong Kong has a big investment to recoup: the city agreed to pay $2.9 billion toward the park's construction. Disney chipped...
...anti-Semitic resentments." The comment caused an uproar because it seemed to repeat an old slur that Jews bring anti-Semitism on themselves. Möllemann later apologized to Jewish leaders, but the controversy continues to simmer. It's not clear from opinion polls whether the Möllemann flap will help or hinder the FDP in September's elections. When asked whether they support current Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer or Westerwelle for the job, 69% of respondents chose Fischer. Embarrassingly, even 57% of FDP supporters said they preferred Fischer