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Simpson's murdered ex-wife had been largely spared during the criminal trial. But lead defense attorney Robert Baker attacked her in his opening statement as a promiscuous woman who abused alcohol and drugs, had an abortion to get rid of a baby fathered by one of her boyfriends and ran with an unsavory crowd. "She was bringing prostitutes and drug users into her house with [O.J.'s] children there, and he was very upset about it," said Baker...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BLAMING THE VICTIM | 11/4/1996 | See Source »

There is a score to settle next weekend and the Crimson has one last chance to rid itself of the demon which has been plaguing it all season...

Author: By Rebecca A. Blaeser, | Title: Final Straw for M. Water Polo | 10/29/1996 | See Source »

...bundle of contradictions. He has a tendency to employ his mouth and brain sequentially, but has an entrepreneur's penchant for bold ideas. He brings a shopkeeper's mentality to some costs, yet spends lavishly on quests such as the Goodwill Games, and doesn't want to get rid of favorite assets such as the Atlanta Braves. He abjures debt, but it almost drowned him after he bought MGM for about $1 billion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TIME FOR TURNER | 10/21/1996 | See Source »

...bills on coaches to wear their swooshes and stripes. It might have been when NBC decided to pay holier-than-thou Notre Dame $38 million for the exclusive rights to five football seasons. It might have been the day--true story--that a student athlete was asked to get rid of his soda at a press conference sponsored by a different soft-drink company. How is it that Tennessee quarterback Peyton Manning gets nothing when a Peyton Manning jersey is sold for $70 in Knoxville? According to Walter Byers, the executive director of the NCAA from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TOTE THAT BALL, LIFT THAT REVENUE | 10/21/1996 | See Source »

...most part, we're looking to get rid of the waste and abuse going on and make streamlined programs. The Democratic idea of maintaining bureaucracy that is inefficient and wastes money is unacceptable," said Opportunities Committee Spokesperson Kevin MacMillan...

Author: By Andrew A. Green, | Title: Federal Gov't Increases Funds For Education | 10/18/1996 | See Source »

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