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History, they say, plays the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce. But what about the third time? In the O.J. Simpson case--recalling his 1995 trial and O.J. 2, its 1997 civil sequel--it became nostalgia. As the Juice and his cronies stood accused of robbing a memorabilia collector at gunpoint, the coverage--O.J. 3: What Happens in Vegas--had the misty tone of a high school reunion. My, his daughter has grown! Doesn't his girlfriend look like Nicole? "A lot of these people I know from many years ago," said Dan Abrams on MSNBC almost...
...Leach is the first Republican to lead the IOP since former Sen. Alan K. Simpson of Wyoming who did so from...
...After the two no-shows, Baker contacted Giuliani and Alan Simpson, a former Senator who had also missed meetings, to gauge their commitment levels. Simpson affirmed his dedication and was able to make future meetings. But Giuliani formally withdrew, citing "previous time commitments," according to a copy of his letter to Baker provided to TIME by John B. Williams, Baker's policy assistant. Giuliani recently said he resigned because he was considering running for office and it didn't seem right to stay on such an "apolitical" panel. Staffers on the commission say they don't remember that coming...
...controversial state statute required the governor, a Democrat, to appoint a member of Thomas' party, a Republican. The roster of Republican hopefuls, pulled together by Wyoming's G.O.P., included the son of former U.S. Senator Alan Simpson and a grandson of former U.S. Senator Cliff Hansen. In the delicate balance of the U.S. Senate, Freudenthal's decision means there will continue to be 49 Republicans and 49 Democrats, with two independents caucusing with the Democrats...
...take male workers aside and warn them not to take a paternity leave if they want to be taken seriously. On TV and in movies and magazine ads, the image of fathers over the past generation evolved from the stern, sturdy father who knew best to a helpless Homer Simpson, or some ham-handed galoot confounded by the prospect of changing a diaper. Teachers call parent conferences but only talk to the mothers. When father arrives at the doctor's office with little Betsy, the pediatrician offers instructions to pass along to his wife, the caregiver presumptive. The Census Bureau...