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...York Yankees toyed with them Tuesday night before letting their unheralded third baseman finish the job. In the stands, old ladies cried and grown men prayed. It didn't help. Maybe Kevin Brown, the Padres' hard-throwing footnote to Game 1 and tonight's Game 4 starter, can prolong the agony...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Those Cruel and Unusual Yankees | 10/21/1998 | See Source »

First-years expressed concern that the extraweek will prolong the difficulty of balancingheavy campaigning with adjusting to their firstyear...

Author: By Kevin S. Schwartz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Computer Glitch Forces Council To Void Elections | 10/5/1998 | See Source »

WASHINGTON: The Secret Service has persuaded the Justice Department to prolong its court battle for a "Secret Service privilege," hoping to buy some time between Justice's most recent defeat and the Supreme Court ruling this fall. Justice is asking a federal appeals court to reconsider its decision ordering agents to testify in the Lewinsky investigation, on the grounds that a President's life may be at stake...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Secret Service?s Second-to-Last Stand | 7/14/1998 | See Source »

...Queens a slot on the schedule after COLUMBIA TRISTAR surrendered a share. NewsRadio, a so-so sitcom, was renewed for a fourth season after NBC, considered the most aggressive network, acquired profit participation from the producer, BRILLSTEIN-GREY, which most likely went for the deal in order to prolong the show's life and make it eligible for the big money of syndication. "Much better to partner with a network and own 50% of $350 million," observed an executive. ABC took another tack, forcing three producers to accept longer contracts and smaller licensing fees in exchange for spaces...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Networks: Our Ball, Our Rules, Our Deal | 6/1/1998 | See Source »

...Queens" a slot on the schedule after Columbia Tristar surrendered a share. "NewsRadio," a so-so sitcom, was renewed for a fourth season after NBC, considered the most aggressive network, acquired profit participation from the producer, Brillstein-Grey, which most likely went for the deal in order to prolong the show's life and make it eligible for the big money of syndication. "Much better to partner with a network and own 50 percent of $350 million," observed an executive. ABC took another tack, forcing three producers to accept longer contracts and smaller licensing fees in exchange for space...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Networks: Our Ball, Our Rules, Our Deal | 5/24/1998 | See Source »

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