Word: paramounts
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Symbols all. But something else was going on last week, something of substance and paramount importance: the beginning of what may be an exquisitely orchestrated retreat. The flip side of "kinder, gentler" is embodied in Bush's famous campaign pledge, "Read my lips: no new taxes," a politically expedient stance that helped him win election and now threatens his ability to govern successfully. "Backing off that promise could destroy his presidency," says a senior Administration official. "But we'll probably have to do just that. How we do it without making the President out to be a liar...
Brown had made little money, but he had developed a taste for the good life. So when Tom Boggs, one of Washington's paramount lawyer-lobbyists, talked to him at a party given by Kennedy, he was open to an offer. Brown signed on as a partner at Patton, Boggs & Blow with a salary comfortably in the six-figure range. "He has a deft touch on Capitol Hill, just like he has on a basketball court," says former Army Secretary Clifford Alexander, a Washington lawyer who plays ball with Brown on Saturday mornings. "He makes his opinions clear...
...final installment of his fiction trilogy, Professor of Law Derrick Bell devises a scheme to blow up the Harvard Coop when it won't invite him to hold a book-signing/wine and brie party there. Bell is awarded a $10 million contract by Paramount Pictures to turn the episode into a screenplay...
...Cleveland native, Hall started his show-biz career as a stand-up comic and became host of the TV series Solid Gold. But he claims he has wanted to do a talk show since age twelve: he calls Carson his "idol" and, like Johnny, was a child magician. When Paramount TV initially offered him his own show, Hall was reluctant, but he had a vision as a guest with Carson. "During a commercial, he and I were comparing coin tricks," he says, "and I realized that it was my mission in life to do a talk show. I really want...
...country with its lineup of independent stations. But producers and network executives are busily trying to lower expectations. "It's foolish to think you can knock off an institution like Carson just because you arrive on the scene," says CBS vice president Michael Brockman. Asserts Lucie Salhany, president of Paramount's domestic television division: "We're not out to get anybody. There's room for us all." Can this be the beginning of a kinder, gentler late night? Stay tuned...