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...found prominence of Bradley probably has George W. to thank. The media, eager to play kingmaker, acted too quickly in helping Bush out-distance the crowd. With a serious Republican race seemingly finished by the hype and one shred of the electoral process--a closed straw vote of the oh-so-representative Iowa caucus--the media faced the prospect of several buzz-free months...
...Senate has a unique opportunity this week to shred American credibility in international affairs. The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), a measure created through U.S. diplomacy and signed by 154 nations, is coming up for a vote in the Senate today or tomorrow and appears to be headed for defeat. The treaty should be ratified immediately or, if the necessary votes are unavailable, delayed until a more extensive public debate can take place...
Happily for Bush, the only folks in an equally squirmy position were the reporters raising the questions. There was still not a shred of evidence of drug use. A lot of reporters wouldn't much like to answer these questions themselves. Voters have made it clear they don't care. In June, 60% of voters said they thought candidates should answer questions about cocaine use, but after last week's ruckus, less than half thought so. And when Bush argues that his answers are part of a principled fight to clean up the process, he is appealing to a palpable...
...garbage--which is exactly what Greaseman and his show are. Let Greaseman find a soapbox in Jasper, Texas from which to spout. Or let him seek counseling and try to beat his demons. Either way, the time has come to say: "Enough is enough; even the media has a shred of decency and self-respect." Yours Daniel. Daniel M. Suleiman '99 is a social studies concentrator in Leverett House. His column appears on alternate Tuesdays...
...giving a party in the 1970s for an Attica prison inmate; suggested she supported X-rated video stores; and all but blamed her for the Brooklyn Dodgers' 1957 move to Los Angeles. But Giuliani could pay a price for personal attacks on Hillary. So he may let the tabloids shred her instead--as they did her husband during the 1992 primary...