Word: giant
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...undermine American kids, he called on the large media companies to swear off the hard stuff. "We must hold Hollywood and the entire entertainment industry accountable for putting profit ahead of common decency,'' Dole said, then raised the heat considerably by singling out one company, Time Warner, the media giant that includes the largest American music operation, the Warner film studio and a stable of magazines, including Time. One day after Dole's speech, William Bennett, the former Education Secretary and drug czar, sent letters to Time Warner board members asking the company to stop distributing rap with objectionable lyrics...
...appropriate. As the world's largest media and entertainment conglomerate, the company is big enough to have multiple examples of virtually every product that might give people offense, from cheesy talk shows to loud heavy-metal bands. The fact that it is based in America (unlike many of its giant rivals, like Sony and Bertelsmann) makes it a compelling target. The company may also have presented an inviting bull's-eye for Senator Dole because of its history of supporting Democratic candidates and causes. During the 1992 presidential campaign, Time Warner and its subsidiaries contributed disproportionately more to Democratic than...
...weeks afterderailing Microsoft Corp.'s $2 billion bid to acquire Intuitand corner the online-transactions market, the Justice Department is going after thesoftware giant's plans to expand aggressively into online services. Two leading online companies -- Prodigy and America Online -- said they had received subpoenas to cooperate with an investigation into anticompetitive practices. At issue: Microsoft plans to "bundle" its Microsoft Network with its new Windows 95 software in August -- a move that could quickly put all rivals at an unfair disadvantage by providing 20 million Windows users with the startup kit for the new online software.TIME senior technology editor...
...almost like a dream had in an afternoon nap. The big dream, the dream that Wooden had, might need a little more time than that. However, there are definite signs hinting that Harvard might have its time soon enough in water polo ecstasy because it took the giant first step in 1995--it started somewhere...
...repeated cliche that history is cyclical. But if it is, the Department seems to be facing a giant upward surge in status and success...