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Indeed, during his tenure, MacNeil has noticed politics bending more and more under the weight of television and its big brother, money. Advertising that verges on libel has become the norm, he points out, adding, "The spending of such huge sums on congressional campaigns gives a grimmer and darker meaning to the old joke: 'We have the best Congress-that money can buy.' " Despite these ominous trends, MacNeil still reacts with undiminished excitement to an election. This year, after a voting night watch until 2 a.m. and facing a breakfast appointment followed by a day of press conferences...
Democratic Governor Bob Graham of Florida learned early on that a politician has to work like a dog to get-and stay-elected. The lesson seems to have paid off for Graham, a tireless campaigner who regards a 14-hour work day as the norm. A recent poll showed that 79% of Florida's citizens rate his performance in office good or excellent...
...they watch the golden goose waddling away, even some of the entertainers are angry at their greedier colleagues. "Star entertainers have escalated salaries to the point that they have become prohibitive," complains Comedian Norm Crosby. "It is not living money they are asking for. It is ego money." Says Robert Goulet: "Performers have priced themselves out of work. No one deserves the money some of them were getting...
...Nazareth. On their quiet Vermont hilltop, and in forays out into the world, the brothers of Weston are trying to fashion a thoroughly modern community of faith. Their faithfulness to one another is the prime expression of their faithfulness to God. In an age when infidelity is the norm, theirs is an eminently contemporary witness. -BySusanne Washburn
...past nine years, students in grades one through eleven have been given a national reading test. In that time, only the first and second grades scored at or above the national norm. In general, the statistics uncovered suggest that the higher the level the student reached in the Boston system, the lower he placed nationally on the exam...