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...Instead, Guiliani called Bratton's tenure "exceptional" and a "turning point in the department." The mayor even praised Bratton for making the cover of TIME magazine and earning the city good publicity. "These are two men who both want to run the city," reports TIME's Elaine Rivera. "This is the result of two egos clashing. Bratton used his position as a stepping stone for something bigger. He has always said that he'll move on to bigger and better things." Rivera also points out that Bratton is leaving when some of his actions are under scrutiny. "There are concerns...
...course, recognizing an addiction is the first, most important step on the road to recovery. "I just said, 'Basta!' " explains the host, whose mix of tabloid breathiness and self-aggrandizement discerning readers will have already identified as belonging to Geraldo Rivera. Last week Rivera publicly vowed to clean up his eight-year-old daytime show, long criticized--or celebrated--as one of TV's tawdriest. How would this work in practice? "We're not going to go into the cycle where if you do hookers on your show, we'll do hookers and their daughter hookers...
...Rivera's newfound forbearance is the most recent change in daytime television, which is facing increasing pressure, both economic and political, to tone itself down. And indeed, after years of topics like "Get Bigger Breasts or Else" (Rolonda) and "He Slept with the Baby-Sitter" (Sally Jessy Raphael), there is evidence that there may actually be a limit to what audiences will watch. Last week saw the twin cancellations of Gabrielle Carteris' and Charles Perez's shows; already consigned to the scrap heap are the programs of Carnie Wilson and Danny Bonaduce. Of the eight new shows introduced last year...
CORRESPONDENT ELAINE RIVERA had a problem. She needed to talk to people who knew six-year-old Elisa Izquierdo, a victim of child abuse, whose death in New York City became a symbol of America's deeply flawed child-welfare system. Under deadline pressure, Rivera needed to move quickly, so she turned for help to TIME's in-house research center. Using a CD-ROM directory, the staff was able to supply Rivera with a list of people who live in Izquierdo's apartment building. The results of her interviews appeared in last week's cover story...
...lashes," read a statement. "I should not have used a slang term for Polish. It was poor judgment, and I apologize." Landers, who once topped a World Almanac poll as the most influential woman in the United States, may be issuing more statements soon. In the profile, Geraldo Rivera Rivera comes off as "trashy," President John F. Kennedy as "the womanizer from hell" and Eleanor Roosevelt as "a big woman. I was amazed when I met her. I mean, she's huge...