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The last time a major political party put forward a Roman Catholic candidate for President, he had to confront bigotry and suspicion that he would be taking orders from Rome. Forty-four years later, the Democrats are poised to nominate another Catholic--another Senator from Massachusetts whose initials happen to...
From This Old House to Trading Spaces, the theme of most home shows has been that your home is a creative expression of your personality. On the new shows, your personality is, if anything, an obstacle. Sell This House (A&E, Sundays, 5:30 p.m. E.T.) has Roger Hazard, an...
Few jobs entail such obvious stress as that of a pro coach. And the stakes are higher than ever before. In the free-agent era of millionaire coaches, owners expect improvement overnight: Win now or turn in your whistle. Six NFL headmen were fired at the end of last year...
Watchdog groups, on the other hand, say some of the changes imposed by Sox are toothless. When Congress was drafting the law, "the accounting firms worked hard to minimize its scope," says Barbara Roper of the Consumer Federation of America. Unlike the mutual-fund and securities industries, she says, "the...
Harris recounted how she had to overcome a great deal of adversity in succeeding in a predominantly white male profession.