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...expects a mini-series to answer those questions, but if The Reagans' critics--and defenders--didn't invest it with more import than it deserved, there would be no advantage to be gained. Truth be told, little real damage can be done by a sensationalized mini-series or a network's cowardly cave-in. But opportunistic partisans have something in common with opportunistic TV executives. Neither group wants to let the truth get in the way of a good story...
When U.S. authorities in Iraq picked three companies last month to build a wireless telephone network for the country, they were pleased that no Americans were among the winners, a fact they hoped would silence those who charge that the Bush Administration is handing reconstruction contracts only to business cronies and campaign contributors. But some telecom-industry insiders complain that the winners of the licenses, which cost just $5 million but could eventually be worth as much as $1 billion a year, benefited from ties to prominent Iraqis on the U.S.-backed Governing Council. The majority partner in the consortium...
James Cordero uses it to find musicians to perform at parties he organizes in New York City. Sharon Engelstein uses it to network with other artists like herself around the country. And Mary Janacek used it to meet her boyfriend Eric, who is a teacher in Los Angeles. It is Friendster, an online network that grew wildly this year by helping people meet new friends and lovers by connecting them to their friends' friends, and their friends...
Here's how it works: you sign up, post a picture and fill out a profile listing your interests and whom you'd like to meet. Then you start building your "personal network" by begging your friends to sign up, and begging them some more to invite their friends. Soon you could be connected--by up to four degrees of separation--to thousands or hundreds of thousands of people. Since you can email and browse only the profiles of people in your network, there's lots of motivation to keep signing up friends and meeting new ones through the site...
Fossil Dick Tracy MSN Direct Watch Here's a watch that you never have to set--the network takes care of that. It will also receive weather and news updates and short text messages. fossil.com ($200 plus $59-a-year service...