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...Before she left for Disneyland, though, she had to finish editing a YouTube video to promote Trophies, her new novel about second wives. In the video, Gore Vidal narrates while dolls - one of which is voiced by Catherine Bach - act out a scene in which they talk about very dirty things while planning a fund raiser. It's a lot like Sex and the City, if Carrie and Samantha got husbands and all the shoes they wanted and then got so bored that they tried to end the war in Iraq. And as ridiculous as that might appear...
...richest men in the country. With Smith as the front man, the deal distances Malone from some of his fiercest critics. He had become increasingly fed up with politicians and competitors who accused him of building his empire through ruthless, anticompetitive practices. (As a Senator, Vice President Al Gore was quoted comparing Malone to Darth Vader.) But Malone's chief reason for merging may have been the simple realization that Bell Atlantic has the financial clout to help him build his cherished superhighway. For all of TCI's vaunted size, a fellow cable operator noted before the deal, ''John...
...Clinton Administration's policy toward megamergers remains uncertain. James Quello, the Bush-appointed acting chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, greeted the proposed consolidation as ''the most momentous deal of the decade.'' Quello is scheduled to be replaced by Reed Hundt, a Washington lawyer and childhood friend of Al Gore's. And the Vice President, a proselytizer for the information-highway idea, gave the merger a tepid endorsement last week. For now, the long-term success of the deal -- and its influence on the electronic superhighway -- rests largely with Malone and Smith. When Malone told a news conference last week...
...working.'' In fact, Congress has already taken action to improve the organ distribution system. In 1984 it passed legislation creating a national computer bank to match organ donors to recipients. But the Reagan Administration has resisted spending the $2 million allocated for the network. Last week Senator Albert Gore, a sponsor of the legislation, blasted the Administration for dragging its feet. ''What do we tell families,'' he asked, ''that they have to go on the Phil Donahue show?'' At week's end there were happy endings in both Loma Linda and Louisville. Jesse's new heart was beating normally...
...government doing more to scale up renewable power? Blame our political system, which Al Gore recently described as "sclerotic at a time when these crises require boldness." Case in point: the federal tax credits for renewable energy, which are set to expire at the end of the year. Passed as part of the 2005 energy bill, the credits encourage businesses to invest in alternative energy. Utilities that produce wind power earn 2 cents for every kilowatt generated over the first 10 years of a project's operation. For solar energy, tax credits can be worth...