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...WorldCom piled on Enron and Tyco and Adelphia, as Martha fell alongside Kenny Boy, as the airlines talked bankruptcy and the baseball union talked strike, the mood of the nation soured. For the first time since Sept. 11, many national polls show that most voters think the country is going in the wrong direction...
...baby-milk factory." In fact, despite strong suspicion that bin Laden was behind the attack in Yemen, the CIA and FBI had not officially concluded that he was, and would be unable to do so before Clinton left office. That made it politically impossible for Clinton to strike--especially given the upcoming election and his own lack of credibility on national security. "If we had done anything, say, two weeks before the election," says a former senior Clinton aide, "we'd be accused of helping Al Gore...
...buddies (and supporters) such as former CEO Ken Lay. "There hasn't been anyone in handcuffs from Enron, and we don't know why," Senate majority leader Tom Daschle said last week. While declining to comment on the specifics, Deputy Attorney General Larry Thompson, who heads the corporate-fraud strike force, said that "some cases are more complex than others." Even with prosecutors laboring on the Enron Task Force, getting a handle on the company's complicated structure and litany of off-balance-sheet partnerships is no small feat...
...fifth song, Spears stopped and said, "I'm sorry, Mexico. I love you. Bye," and slipped away. The crowd of 50,000 hurled Britney merchandise and shouted, "Fraud! Fraud!" Spears later apologized, promised tickets would be refunded and blamed her walk-off on the risk that lightening would strike the metal stage. She then announced she would take six months off--just enough time for the average 12-year-old to forget her completely...
While the big leagues struggle to increase attendance and deal with steroid-use allegations, a looming strike and the botched All-Star game, the minors are enjoying the best season of their 101-year history. Minor-league attendance has risen 29% over the past nine years, far outpacing the majors' 3% growth. Last year the minors drew 38.8 million fans, the largest total since 1949. This season could be a record breaker as minor-league owners, seeing profits in a business that had stagnated for decades, have opened new stadiums and offered every conceivable promotion to attract fans. Indeed...