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Which helps explain why Clinton and Lott regularly meet and talk on the phone and enjoy the easy rapport of two pros at the top of their game. Leon Panetta, who recently resigned as Clinton's chief of staff, said the two "like playing with each other, trying to find out as much as possible while giving as little as possible away." As in any productive negotiation, both Lott and Clinton will occasionally say, "Now, if I were to do X, what would be your response? Could you do Y?" Each man is also listening for clues to the same...
There were other signs last week that Starr was entering a late phase of his probe. The Washington Post reported that he is close to completing a detailed memo outlining the pros and cons of bringing charges against senior Clinton officials, as well as the President and his wife. A Clinton adviser suggests that Starr is merely leaking word of such a memo to keep the Clinton camp off balance. But when it comes to Hubbell, Clinton has a way of sounding flummoxed. Asked recently if he knew anything about Hubbell's Lippo contract, the President denied knowing about...
...title is rueful. Ali proved that athletes could be kings then; today they are often multimillionaires who behave like kids with a mean streak of attention deficit disorder. Some are naughty and nuts, like Dennis Rodman, and are rewarded with fat contracts by sneaker companies. Even the best pros display their worth mostly by avoiding trouble. Ali was different; he found a gospel and lived by it, whatever the cost to his reputation or to the job that he so loved. When We Were Kings recalls a time, not so long ago, when an athlete could be a renegade hero...
...that professional competition isn't the real thing and is only "Broadway." One does not have to be in Olympic condition to compete and perform as a professional, but it certainly gives one an edge and garners the respect of the fans. Unfortunately, Baiul thought she could enter the pros and coast. What she must do--after her back is completely healed, of course--is go back to the gym, get on the ice and work hard. She has to realize that life is not all fun and games. KARA PESTER Modesto, California...
...rueful, notes Corliss. "Ali proved that athletes could be kings then; today they are often multimillionaires who behave like kids with a mean streak of attention deficit disorder. Some are naughty and nuts, like Dennis Rodman, and are rewarded with fat contracts by sneaker companies. Even the best pros display their worth mostly by avoiding trouble. Ali was different; he found a gospel and lived by it, whatever the cost to his reputation or to the job that he so loved. 'When We Were Kings' recalls a time, not so long ago, when an athlete could be a renegade hero...