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...scandal is that no matter how grave or trivial the initial offense, the press will inevitably reduce the issue to a simple question of honesty. By traditional, George Washington cherry-tree standards, Quayle appears to be guilty only of shading the truth. But there has also been a troubling pattern of lapses of memory surrounding Quayle's public statements since he was tapped by Bush. Initially, Quayle claimed he could not remember if anyone helped him get into the Guard. In an NBC interview Wednesday night, he conceded that "if phone calls were made . . . I don't know the specifics...
...little thatching they have left, combing a few camouflaging strands across their brows or having "plugs" transplanted from one part of the head to another. Still others have poured their hopes into the creams and tonics of quacksalvers, seeking the ever elusive miracle cure for the androgenic alopecia -- male-pattern baldness -- that plagued them...
Murdoch's holdings may sprawl over four continents, but there is a clear pattern. "Everything is English-language related, global related and media related," says John J. Veronis, head of Veronis, Suhler & Associates, the investment-banking firm that brokered the Triangle deal. Adds Investment Banker Steven Rattner of Morgan Stanley: "Other U.S. media are exporting their products, but Murdoch is the only one buying indigenous communication systems and linking them together...
Douglas Ginsburg was a Baby Boomer of sorts himself, and though not a political candidate, he would have been the first of his generation to have become a Supreme Court justice. But he too fell victim to the same pattern. It began with questions about his competence: What scholarship had he really done? How many cases had he ever argued? Had he proved himself as a legal mind worthy of the Court? Soon it mushroomed into questions about his character, with the final blow being the revelation that he smoked marijuana while a Harvard law professor...
...prosecutors say they have uncovered a pattern of misdeeds spurred by greed. "People got into the J.R. Ewing syndrome," says Henry Oncken, the U.S. Attorney in Houston. "The more they made, the more they got caught up in making more." Some S and Ls that believe they were plundered by their officers are taking them to court. Dallas-based Sunbelt Savings Association is suing former Chairman Edwin McBirney III and other ex-managers for $630 million. The suit alleges in part that McBirney paid "excessive commissions and fees" to friends and relatives. In one instance, McBirney is accused of allowing...