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...outsize personality quirks help. Hillary has the latter in spades and rock-star fame. And while Rudy Giuliani may have been too knee-in-the-groin nasty to attract all the anti-Hillary votes, the fresh-faced Lazio could be just too aw-shucks nice, a slice of Velveeta on white in a state with a decided taste for roquefort on rye, a place where full-frontal egomaniacs like Ed Koch, Bella Abzug and Al D'Amato have thrived and from where larger-than-life figures like Daniel Patrick Moynihan and Robert Kennedy have held court. Even Chuck Schumer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rick Lazio And The Art Of Fighting Nice | 7/17/2000 | See Source »

MICHAEL EISNER Weaker Disney nets CEO half 1997's $9.9 mil bonus. Mickey gets Velveeta. Chip eats Dale...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Jan. 18, 1999 | 1/18/1999 | See Source »

...lady (known only by the systematic pants she gives in the background). This song is not probably one that will receive a lot of air time on any radio station, but it is quite good especially for a romantic evening with flowers, dinner and that special someone.... Yeah, its Velveeta cheesy, but if Shaggy can get away with...

Author: By Kamil E. Redmond, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Rico Suave With a Reggae Twist | 10/24/1997 | See Source »

MARRIED...WITH CHILDREN, the show that did for TV comedy what Velveeta did for cheese, is ending its long and profound run. Having hung its dirty laundry in public for 11 seasons, the Bundy family will bicker no more after May 5. Married, which got an early publicity break when housewife Terry Rakolta launched a national boycott against it for being "antifamily," drew more than 18 million viewers in its heyday but garners less than half that now. And for those who crave dysfunction, there's always The Honeymooners reruns...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Apr. 28, 1997 | 4/28/1997 | See Source »

...former TV addict, at school I stick firmly by the 12-step method and try to take each day at a time. But in a rare moment of weakness over spring break, my resolve melted like nacho Velveeta cheese spread in the warm glow of the magic box, and I was sucked in once again to the wondrous world of "Extreme Sports," "MTV News" and "Scooby Doo" reruns. I felt almost sinful as I settled into my hypnotic televised trance. Equipped with an incredibly responsive remote, I swiftly became King Midas as every channel I clicked revealed yet another golden...

Author: By Molly Hennessy-fiske, | Title: Do the Police Need to Advertise Too? | 4/4/1997 | See Source »

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