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...radio-influenced era in which TV news often meant anchors reading headlines, the NBC News president made the most of the new medium, infusing such protégés as Tom Brokaw and Linda Ellerbee with his zeal for compelling storytelling that let pictures shine. Among the Emmy winner's best-known innovations was pairing two anchors in The Huntley-Brinkley Report whose lively pacing, witty asides and hokey sign-off ("Goodnight, David," "Goodnight, Chet") are credited with changing the style of TV news...
...countries, each with three skaters, race head-to-head in an eight-team tournament. The three teammates take turns "pulling," or leading, the team throughout eight laps (in long-track speed skating, the oval is 400-meters). The team whose third skater crosses the finish line first is the winner...
...find an open man in the backcourt, junior guard Jim Goffredo had his pass deflected and stolen by Conway with 20 seconds left. Determined not to let Princeton’s leader beat them, several Crimson defenders hounded Greenman, only to have him find an open Savage for the winner with two tenths showing on the clock...
...challenge facing the winner will be to create a government acceptable not only his own supporters, but also those of the losers. That's the only way the election can mark the beginning of a political healing process...
...winner of Haiti's presidential elections this week has yet to be announced, but the poll is being hailed as a success-a turnout of over 50%, the lack of organized violence and absence of widespread fraud signal a widespread commitment among Haitians to transform their political landscape. The turnout and orderly running of Haiti's most expensive ($75 million) may have surprised a skeptical international community, but it was no surprise to the Haitian people. Since last September, they have seen the election postponed four times as a result of the incompetence of the electoral council and a bungling...