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...script sounded more like the ending of a three-hankie Christmas movie than the conclusion of a 74-day political ordeal, well, that's probably just what Daniel Ortega had in mind. By playing Santa Claus, the Nicaraguan President plainly hoped to score points with the American public at a moment when President Reagan's own Yuletide fortunes were looking bleak. "This is our Christmas and New Year's message to the American people from the people of Nicaragua," said Ortega. "It is a message of peace, and couldn't be more concrete." Washington's response was Bah, humbug...
...Democratic Leader Stanley Friedman, an equally mighty politico who was accused of bribing Manes to arrange a city contract with a company in which Friedman held stock. The case pitted Manhattan U.S. Attorney Rudolph Giuliani, a prosecutor with political ambitions, against Thomas Puccio, the attorney who won acquittal for Claus von Bulow on charges that he tried to kill his wife. The prosecution's chief witness was a confessed extortionist who had set up a phony clinic where, he admitted, he had sex with several patients. After four days of deliberations, the jury last week found Friedman and three others...
...Harvard men's hockey team, Santa Claus won't be the only man dressed in red coming to town this Christmas...
...before the High Court is a sure winner. Much to the disbelief of The Dersh, Boston Magazine placed the flamboyant barrister on its best dressed list. "The Harvard law prof's wardrobe is beginning to show the influence of the Newport crowd he hung around with while proving that Claus [Von Bulow] wasn't a louse," wrote the editors of the monthly...
Surveys show that Ronald McDonald is the second most recognized figure among tots next to Santa Claus. It's hardly surprising that from time to time Junior decides he won't be happy until he meets Ronald McDonald in the flesh--there are 50 constantly touring the country--and Pee-Wee won't stop crying until he gets to Burger King for a Luke Skywalker commemorative glass...