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...lawsuit filed against the state and Clinton personally last July charges that the Arkansas child- welfare system is riddled with abuse and neglect; children placed in foster care have been mistreated, and some have even died. The problems have been festering for at least a decade, but Clinton paid scant attention. Last summer he appointed a task force (quintessential Clinton: his first response to almost any hot problem is to appoint a task force or study commission), and since then he has been working to repair the system. He hopes to reach a settlement before the suit comes to trial...
...even more. Says Garnett Bell: "Some remains could be in the hands of private citizens, but the figure is unknown." Last year a Vietnamese team was sent the length of the country to ask local officials and individuals to turn over any evidence on MIAs. The search yielded a scant 46 boxes, only three of which contained materials relating to MIA cases. A joint U.S.-Vietnamese forensic team is examining the materials...
Instead, we are reveling in the glory of a 19-1 regular season. The heroic Floyd S. Stahl had just led the Crimson to its finest season ever. A scant two seasons before, Stahl led Harvard to its worst start in basketball history (0-9). (Remember, the present has yet to happen...
Scholars frequently belittle CNN for its unscholarly haste and supposed shallowness. In place of slowly mulled research from experts steeped in their field, CNN delivers raw news. It features live events, bulletins and studios full of talking heads, often with scant analysis. CNN came into being just as the Big Three American networks were moving away from their tradition of in- house experts, and the new network set the pace. CNN anchors are apt to be more trained in the mechanics of television than in the nuances of the many subjects they discuss. The reporting ranks number mostly workaday generalists...
...Scant minutes after Mercer has been skewered by the defense, Dunleavy escorts her back to her car, then glides past rows of press cameras with a proud grin on his face. At one point the Current Affair star is overheard chatting with a colleague on the mobile phone. Then he abruptly breaks off and says conspiratorially, "I'll call you back later on a safe line...