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...make is that my hours and hours of "O.J. time" were richly rewarded. Forget ER and Murder One. For anyone sentient, the trial was the most compelling show on television. In fact--this may sound odd given that the Simpson saga will probably go down in history as the signal TV event of the 20th century, outstripping even the Kennedy assassination, the first moon walk and any number of very special episodes of Silver Spoons--I think the trial ultimately transcended television. As testimony dragged on and on, slowly accreting detail and complexity, the drama in Judge Ito's courtroom...
...last few pages of Andrew Greeley's 1981 best seller, The Cardinal Sins, there is a scene in which a crowd of reporters has gathered in St. Peter's Square in Rome to await the wisp of white smoke that will signal the election of a new Pope. One of those journalists, Greeley writes, is Jordan Bonfante, TIME's Rome bureau chief, who vanishes "to dash off his story" the moment the smoke appears...
...moment worth marking--a clear signal that when it comes to protecting the poor, the party of the New Deal and the Great Society can't and won't do much anymore except trim the rough edges from G.O.P. plans. Though the Republican welfare bill was far harsher than the reform Bill Clinton proposed last year, which envisioned billions of dollars in new spending for job training and child care, the President pronounced the Senate plan acceptable. All but 11 of the 46 Senate Democrats voted...
...experts. The crucial difference was that the defendants had corporate treasuries to tap, whereas Schlichtmann and partners had to borrow heavily, not only to pay for medical and hydrology studies but also to keep up appearances. Anything less than the leading experts or the best hotels and restaurants might signal that they could not go the distance...
Princeton signal-caller Harry Nakienly riddled the Cornell secondary, completing 22-of-28 passes for 256 yards and three touchdowns to earn a spot on this week's Honor Roll...