Word: scopes
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...attorney general should also have tighter control over the scope of future independent counsels' investigations. How Starr, appointed to investigate an Arkansas land venture, managed to get involved in the Lewinsky scandal continues to perplex many. No independent counsel should be a permanent institution; their investigations should be specific and subject to tighter and more regular scrutiny by the attorney general...
...that there is "no sadder story," the tale contained within Careless Love is certainly a tragedy, of "the price that is paid for dreams" and their fulfillment beyond any person's expectations. The only problem with this book is that although it is meant for the general reader, its scope is too expansive and there is too much detail to hold the interest of those who are not rabid Elvis fans or scholars...
...matter how shlocky, programming aimed at conveying the full scope of womanhood may now have an easier time of it. NBC is trying to find a companion series to Providence that would follow it on Fridays at 9 p.m. Twentieth Century Fox is developing a Providence-type show for CBS about a mother and daughter based loosely on the life of star Amy Brenneman (formerly of NYPD Blue), whose mom is a judge...
...lineup for next Christmas. At the annual Toy Fair in New York City, it's hard to find anything without an imbedded microchip. Mattel's X3 Microscope ($100) comes with a built-in digital camera and hooks up to a PC, so kids can view magnified objects through the scope's lens, then save the images on the computer. Meanwhile, Lego is unveiling its Robotics Discovery Set ($150), which lets kids age 9 and up build elaborate creations like a moving robot that can follow a flashlight in the dark. Companies that couldn't think of anything original this year...
...their quest to carve out a defined scope for the powers of traditional tribal courts, Congress and the Supreme Court have differed over the extent of that jurisdiction...