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Right now, however, the clearest loser may be the FCC itself. Any decision-from blanket exoneration to convening a hearing-is likely to draw fire. In its zeal to restrain public comment on the case, the commission in December issued a sweeping gag order-so extensive that it had the perverse effect of stirring more attention and igniting criticism of the FCC's self-conscious handling of the case. In a scathing critique, James Quello, a veteran commissioner, even noted that the fcc's general counsel told commission staffers they could go to an nbc Christmas party...
...happen to the rest of Iraq if he is deposed. "It makes him look less odious," says a Middle East expert at the State Department. "He's still evil, but at least he keeps the country together." If the fighting continues, Saddam hopes the side that ends up the loser will rejoin Baghdad...
Harvard fans won't be kept in suspense too long. The Crimson plays its first game tomorrow at B.C., a 24-4 loser to Harvard last year. The huge score was only a minor fluke; if the Eagles get half as many points as the Crimson tomorrow it will be an upset...
...Loser's Luck...
...bill that would require losing parties in many federal lawsuits to pay the other side's legal fees cleared the House today in a 232-193 vote. Lawmakers rejected one amendment that would have capped the loser's obligation at 25 percent of the winner's legal costs, and another proposal to award attorney fees to the defendant only in cases ruled to be "frivolous." Two additional legal reform bills that would limit damage payments and make it harder for plaintiffs to win securities fraud cases remain on the House agenda for this week...