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Andrew Cunanan was 27 in 1997 when he launched himself on a cross-country spree, killing five men, among them the designer Gianni Versace. This unleashed torrents of media coverage, much of it by trash-TV shows and their supermarket sisters. Now, as if that were not enough to sate prurient tastes, two books revisit the events. Orth, a writer for Vanity Fair, unloads her notebooks indiscriminately, providing an overdetailed, pedestrian chronicle. Cunanan, a gregarious, wickedly clever mythomaniac and petty thief, disported himself in the kinky gay netherworld of alcohol, drugs, prostitution and sadomasochism. In a jealous rage he murdered...
...neighborhood, which includes parts of theSquare, an upscale residential area, Mt. Auburnhospital, a large cemetery and parts of FreshPond, saw a spree of residential burglaries whichcaused house break-ins to rise 75 percent lastyear...
...will reject federal matching funds and the campaign-spending limits they impose, and Bush's aides are coy on the subject. Why pass up the free money? To compete with STEVE FORBES and his unlimited wallet, say Bush supporters who are quick to recount that the publisher's spending spree nearly crippled BOB DOLE in the last election. And after last week's orchestrated endorsements by fellow Governors--a draft-Bush campaign for a candidate who seems reluctant mostly for show--supporters are boasting that Bush will be able to raise more than the spending caps would allow...
...will reject federal matching funds and the campaign-spending limits they impose, and Bush?s aides are coy on the subject. Why pass up the free money? To compete with Steve Forbes and his unlimited wallet, say Bush supporters who are quick to recount that the publisher?s spending spree nearly crippled Bob Dole in the last election. And after last week?s orchestrated endorsements by fellow governors -- a draft-Bush campaign for a candidate who seems reluctant mostly for show -- supporters are boasting that Bush will be able to raise more than the spending caps would allow...
WEAKNESSES MSN, RIP. Still waiting for that next-generation portal, guys NEXT MOVE Loses in antitrust court, wins on appeal, goes on Web shopping spree...