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...Sheesh. It's a neat bit of contortionism, to be able to flagellate yourself and pat yourself on the back at the same time. The ridiculous thing about this now-ritual apology/self-congratulation is the notion that, at every awards show since the tragic events, we've suddenly been forced to rediscover why the Oscars, the Grammys, the TV Guide Awards or whatever really are important...
DIED. SYLVESTER (PAT) WEAVER, 93, pathfinding TV executive; former president of NBC; creator of the Today show; and father of actress Sigourney Weaver; of pneumonia; in Santa Barbara, Calif. After joining NBC in 1949, Weaver realized it could move beyond the production methods of radio--in which shows were owned and controlled by sponsors--and become an independent production and broadcast company. His vision is still enjoyed by millions seven days a week...
Last week, by killing Judge Charles Pickering’s nomination to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Daschle and his sidekick, Judiciary Committee Chair Pat Leahy, proved themselves to be this nation’s most politically powerful adolescents. And as though indicating that such childishness would be rewarded in kind, Trent Lott announced his own plan to block the nomination of a former Daschle aide to the Federal Communications Commission...
Neither will Pat Heffernan, but it won’t be for lack of jumping. “Heff” was Regis’ co-MVP with Pete in 1999. He was one of the more unselfish players I’ve ever seen on a court. He took about a dozen charges a game and threw up far fewer shots than befitted a player of his talent. Heff went to Boston College and managed the basketball team with the goal of eventually joining the squad himself as a walk...
...practice dunks went horribly awry in mid-air and he ended up flat on his back. The pain lingers, and now Pat has already gotten as close as he’ll get to playing in the NCAAs—watching from the sidelines as his Eagles lost to Texas last week...