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...into two teams of six men and six women, contestants in “My Big Fat Obnoxious Boss” compete in ridiculous—and often embarrassing—challenges in hopes of winning the grand prize, while the audience looks on with guilty pleasure. While the winner will not find a spot in Mr. Todd’s imaginary company, he or she will be awarded...

Author: By Daniel J. T. Schuker, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Grad Gets ‘Obnoxious’ on FOX | 11/9/2004 | See Source »

Since 1980, exit polls have been the primary means of predicting election winners. But after the 2000 election, when exit polls caused the media to vacillate between calling Florida for President Bush, or for former Vice President Al Gore ’69, networks have been more cautious about declaring the winner based on only exit poll results...

Author: By Javier C. Hernandez, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Experts Explain Problem With Exit Polls | 11/8/2004 | See Source »

...standing in the Muslim world by showing up on global TV screens. "Take it as one possibility," said a well-placed U.S. official, that the alQaeda leader's "aim is to influence not elections but policies." He accomplished at least one thing for certain: reminding us that the winner, whoever he is, has a major piece of unfinished business to attend to. --By James Poniewozik. Reported by Timothy J. Burger and Elaine Shannon

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Ominous Signal? | 11/8/2004 | See Source »

...first episode, Taylor describes throwing out all his wife's effects except a beach ball she blew up the weekend before she died. "Her breath is still in there," he says. The promise of emotional scenes, says Sinise, helped persuade the Oscar nominee and Golden Globe and Emmy winner to take a role that still largely involves staring very, very seriously at garbage. That, the Bruckheimer pedigree and the relative job security. "It seemed like the right thing for my family," he says. "It shoots in Los Angeles"--with occasional location shoots in New York City--"and that's where...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Crimetime Lineup | 11/8/2004 | See Source »

...third straight year, the Harvard women’s hockey team returns to the ice after graduating the previous year’s Patty Kazmaier Award winner for most outstanding player in college hockey. Unlike in past years, however, this loss leaves space not easily patched...

Author: By Gabriel M. Velez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Team Preview: Harvard Women’s Hockey | 11/5/2004 | See Source »

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