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...President Bush announced that he has nominated Judge John Roberts to the court. When asked why, Bush said he picked Roberts because he has one of the finest legal minds since Matlock...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Punchlines: Aug. 1, 2005 | 7/24/2005 | See Source »

...master briefing book is augmented by two dozen concise background memos, each bound in black vinyl and covering a specific aspect of U.S.S.R. affairs ("Russia's Place in the World: the View from Moscow," "Soviet and Russian Psychology: Some Common Traits"). Aides under Chief White House Kremlinologist John Matlock Jr. are preparing several videotapes, mostly profiling key Soviet participants, including a lengthy one of Gorbachev in public appearances. Although Soviet Defector Arkady Shevchenko was invited to a presidential lunch recently, one-on-one sit-downs between Reagan and pedagogic experts have largely been avoided. Says one aide: "We wanted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Studying the Cue Cards | 4/18/2005 | See Source »

...Russia, the Middle East and Northern Ireland. Rimington was the duty officer the night a Bulgarian émigré died of ricin poisoning after being stabbed with an umbrella tip by a Bulgarian secret agent while crossing London's Waterloo Bridge. Poor Liz Carlyle can't help but look like Matlock by comparison...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Tinker, Tailor, Novelist | 2/6/2005 | See Source »

Ratings aren't everything, however. Nightline's demographics have aged into Matlock territory, and annual profits have declined from a reported $30 million in 1997 to $13 million last year. (Letterman's show brings in an estimated $25 million in annual profits.) ABC corporate executives also grumble that Koppel makes $8 million a year and is contractually obligated to work just three nights a week...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: News They Can't Use | 3/18/2002 | See Source »

THERESA LEPORE Palm Beach ballot designer causes more elder confusion than a two-part Matlock...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Election Notebook | 11/20/2000 | See Source »

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