Word: taint
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...planning a "Rock Against Haider" boycott. Native son ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER expressed concern, saying, "I am hopeful that Austria will find a way through this. I am so saddened that with all the progress we've made working for an open and tolerant society, one man's statements can taint world opinion of an entire country." More punishment for the embattled nation: so far, Irish hoofer Michael Flatley has no plans to cancel his upcoming tour...
...Regardless of how good the publication is," says TIME medical contributor Dr. Ian Smith, "there's so much pressure on doctors to taint their studies that any time a drug company has an interest at stake in an article it creates a public concern. You can never overemphasize the need for objective medical reporting, which has such a great impact on such a large population...
...letters to various federal agencies in support of 15 of his top campaign donors. "Somebody who makes campaign finance an issue has got to be consistent," Bush declared, "and walk the walk." At the first of the Republican debates last week, McCain walked it this way: "These uncontrolled contributions taint...
...also has to wonder how this will affect the Combs-Lopez romance. Lasting relationships are not usually built on dates that end in gunfire and group arrests. But the arrests shouldn't taint Lopez professionally. Says Variety editor Peter Bart: "So many actors today have such a bland demeanor. A slightly dangerous rep might help, or even enhance, her career." As for Combs, who has proclaimed his innocence, his latest CD, Forever, hasn't sold well, and these new legal hassles only add to his worries. Just last April, Combs was arrested for assaulting a record executive, a matter...
...need bother mocking or pitying the Irish; they do such a good job of it themselves. Frank McCourt beautifully juggled contempt and sympathy in his memoir of growing up poor and wet in Limerick in the '30s and '40s, before squandering the goodwill he had accrued with the taint of 'Tis (it'll be a while before that sour screed is filmed). Parker, who did right by the Irish in The Commitments, has a go at the impossible task of adapting Angela's Ashes and trying to satisfy all those who loved the book so much that McCourt's painful...