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DIED. MURRAY KEMPTON, 79, maverick, moralistic columnist whose baroque language could never hide an unwavering sympathy for the oppressed and an abiding sense of fair play; in New York City. A liberal labor reporter for the New York Post in 1942, Kempton continued his sometimes quixotic fight for underdogs on the left and right--he even defended the fallen Richard Nixon when the former President was rejected by a New York co-op board. His many awards included a 1985 Pulitzer for his Newsday commentary...
...maverick since he left his law practice in Pennsylvania, moved to Utah and later, in 1976, in his first try for elective office, beat an incumbent Senator, Hatch is accustomed to hearing complaints about himself from his more partisan colleagues. He has a 92% lifetime rating from the American Conservative Union, but nonetheless warns, "Anybody who tells me I've got to conform to their ideological point of view is going to be disappointed." Just last month Hatch, who chairs the Judiciary Committee, pushed through one of President Clinton's nominees to the federal bench despite objections from doctrinaire conservatives...
...does LeBow feel about being the maverick who broke ranks with his peers? "I just feel like we've done the right thing," he says. "I'm not a maverick." He can deny that all he wants. But LeBow is more maverick than James Garner. He shuns glamour, preferring to invest in down-and-out companies. He has teamed up with the likes of Carl Icahn, a consummate outsider. And he doesn't mind an ugly fight...
Offbeat nominations, however, do not necessitate the same maverick spirit in the final balloting. My suspicion is that Hollywood is still far more predictable than one might think. The nominations themselves, however hip, bear much in common with Old Academy tradition, and if you don't think lifetime achievement, physical affliction, and onscreen heroics can still push a nominee to the podium, you don't know your Oscars...
...Berger is the ultimate team player, how well the rest will pull together is hard to tell. For instance, Albright leans toward military action, Lake leans against it, and Cohen insists on consulting Congress first. And Albright makes no bones about her love of the limelight, Cohen is a maverick with a stubborn streak, and Lake is known for sharp elbows...