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...seemingly inexorable march of cameras into the courtroom? The answer, most trial watchers agree, boils down to two initials: O.J. His obsessively covered 1995 trial--and the subsequent criticism of Judge Lance Ito's handling of the proceedings--has made nearly every judge presiding over a high-profile case opt for the safer, camera-free route. (One of the few recent exceptions: the sexual-abuse trial of former priest Paul Shanley.) Longtime proponents of TV in court haven't given up the fight. Henry Schleiff, CEO of Court TV (which is pursuing a lawsuit seeking to end New York State...
...because the party would blame him for the bloodshed. Brown biographer Langdon concurs. "The one thing that will stop Gordon becoming Prime Minister is Gordon," she says. "He's his own worst enemy in terms of matching ambition to reality." The Labour Party must be hoping that both men opt for humble pie at their next dinner meeting, but nobody expects them to stick to that diet for long...
...Moore learned when he visited Austin, Bush's fascination with Social Security began before he got to Washington. As Governor, his advisers say, he was struck by the experiences of local governments in places like Galveston County that had allowed their employees to opt out of government retirement plans and invest the proceeds in private funds--yielding legends of courthouse janitors retiring with $750,000 nest eggs. As Bush planned his first presidential campaign, he brought in experts to brief him on how privatization had worked in places like Chile, and even Sweden--surely one of the rare instances...
...simply another way that students could opt to order transcripts,” said Barry S. Kane, registrar of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. “It doesn’t change the current universe, just adds another level...
...need an economy car for first-time buyers, and small cars offset the lousy mileage of SUVs and pickups, enabling automakers to meet federal regulations for corporate average fuel economy--which, thanks to industry lobbying, have barely budged in more than a decade. Given a choice, however, most Americans opt for luggage space, leg room, horsepower and the perceived safety of large vehicles--making small cars an inherently tough sell. "Americans have a hard time with small," says Clotaire Rapaille, an automotive consultant who psychoanalyzes consumer behavior and theorizes that deep down what we all really want is to wrap...