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With 18 million listeners a week on 452 stations, Laura Schlessinger is the most successful female talk-radio host in the country today. This fall the sharp-tongued psychotherapist is scheduled to bring her views to television with the syndicated talk show "Dr. Laura." But as its Sept. 11 premier date nears, she has been the target of a campaign by gay activists who are pressuring Paramount Domestic Television to pull the plug because of what they contend are her slurs against homosexuals. Procter & Gamble has backed out as a sponsor. In an exclusive interview with TIME, Schlessinger...
Shyamalan, 29, did not win an Oscar on March 26, but he has carved out another leading role for himself, as one of America's premier success symbols for 722,000 Indian immigrants and guest workers scattered across the country. And he is only one among many. Today South Asian immigrants are climbing the top rungs in just about every industry...
...revolt by educators against what they consider inappropriate testing has now reached even the arena where the very best students compete. Founded in 1981, the decathlon has come to be regarded as America's premier academic tournament, attracting young scholars from 2,200 schools in 38 states. Every spring, schools field teams that match wits in 10 subject areas from economics to arts, with the best teams advancing to national competitions. Successful teams bask in media limelight normally reserved for athletes, while enhancing their schools' reputation...
Although the premier varsity crew race is yet to come, the Harvard and Radcliffe crews have already had enough of a successful year to begin building for next season...
...testament to the team's depth will be its large presence at the United States Olympic Trials, to be held the second week of August in Indianapolis. Swimming is a premier event, so the swimmers realize they are major underdogs...