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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Even in her generally sober critique of Clinton, Tobin has to drag in the unrelated offenses of Newt Gingrich. In an indictment of all Republicans, Tobin refers to him only as "their Speaker of the House" and continues by condemning all Republicans for allowing lobbyists to influence legislation in the House. I'm not certain it is a fair argument to compare Clinton's crimes with those of the entire Republican congress...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Criticize Clinton, Not the GOP | 1/30/1998 | See Source »

...constant daily battle, fighting his demons." By the time Farley was providing the voice for the title character in Shrek, an animated film from DreamWorks, studio partner Jeffrey Katzenberg was taking no chances. He put the comic under 24-hour bodyguard during recording to make sure he remained sober. Katzenberg and his associates were at times themselves taking drinks out of Farley's hands. (Based so closely on Farley, Shrek must now be completely reconceived.) The weeks from the end of October appear to have been a monstrous series of alcoholic-and-eating binges. "Around Thanksgiving," says Di Novi...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHRIS FARLEY: THE SUFFERING OF A FOOL | 12/29/1997 | See Source »

Said Hall: "I don't think the board wants you all to rush into anything that is unsafe. We do want you to rush into looking at the problem." In this he was supported by the sober-looking crowd at the front of the ballroom. "You look at that," said Barbara Johns, whose 18-year-old daughter Courtney was the first victim identified after the crash, "and you wonder, If these are known safety problems, why aren't they correcting them before people die? That's the answer we'd like--because people we love are still flying...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE TINIEST TERRORS | 12/22/1997 | See Source »

...very "Mayberry." Eisenstein and Rosalinda had an unmistakably Ted-and-Peg Bundy exchange on their way to making up. If "Die Fledermaus" has a moral at all, it's that any reconciliation is possible if both parties are sufficiently drunk. Since only Falke emerges from the third act sober, we have to conclude that, in life, the grudge-bearers have less...

Author: By Matthew A. Carter, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Ringing in the New Year With Booze, Babes and Bats | 12/12/1997 | See Source »

...says you need to be sober to beat the Elis? (Don't they stink this year, anyway?) Dr. Know wagers that a stiff martini would chase away those pre-game heebee-jeebees faster than you can say "Crimson Sports Grille." Try asking your coach about it. I'm sure he will understand...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DEAR DR. KNOW | 11/20/1997 | See Source »

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