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...book has had to compete for attention with the biggest upheavals of Clinton's presidency. The report from his advisory board on race, which forms the basis of his book, came out a week after the Starr report last year. And the book has been delayed by dissent among aides. The President wanted lots of specific policy proposals, which sparked a dispute among staff members over whether the book should therefore be vetted by the full array of official policy committees; the President ruled no. Aides complained that some proposals went too far, such as one for a program...
...into spreadsheets. They "analyze data" and "run regressions." Consultants "work in teams" and "brainstorm." They figure out how to "streamline" and "trim the fat." "Let's get back to basics," they might say, pointing to a 3-D pie chart on their PowerPoint presentation. It was as though the Starr report had just come out and everyone was smoking cigars. And I couldn't think of a single sarcastic thing...
...ARTIST/ALBUM] RINGO STARR I Wanna Be Santa Claus...
...SURPRISE FACTOR] Ringo Starr did a Christmas...
DIED. HOYT AXTON, 61, folksy singer-songwriter best known for the 1970s Three Dog Night hit Joy to the World; of complications from a stroke; in Victor, Mont. The sometime actor's offbeat tunes--with titles like Boney Fingers and The No No Song--were recorded by Ringo Starr, Linda Ronstadt and John Denver...