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Census opponents have softened their resistance somewhat in recent days, chastised perhaps by the specter of reduced spending in their constituencies. The Census Bureau has taken little time out of its schedule to respond to political attacks, leaving that role to President Clinton and newspapers like the New York Times, which called Lott's preliminary resistance "irresponsible." But while they're staying out of the political fray, the bureau has invested heavily in television ads, currently in rotation across the country, which depict various and wholly unpleasant effects of dismissing the importance of a census form. A young mother struggling...
...bunker. But the similarity is no accident. When executive producer George Clooney and crew re-create Sidney Lumet's 1964 nuclear chiller Fail-Safe, with CBS execs and director Stephen Frears (High Fidelity, Dangerous Liaisons) watching nervously from a trailer outside, they'll be facing another cold war-era specter: live television. Airing at 9 p.m. E.T. (delayed P.T.), this pet project of Clooney, a longtime lover of live TV whose father Nick was a newsman and variety-show host, will be CBS's first theatrical production in 39 years and perhaps the most risky recent TV effort not involving...
...Fear of the specter of inflation will likely prompt further interest rate hikes by the Fed - Baumohl expects rates to rise a half percent by the summer - but the economy may already have gotten Greenspan's message. "Remember, the latest numbers are already out of date," says Baumohl. "Many analysts believe the economy is already slowing to a growth rate closer to 3.5 percent as the effects of the rate hikes since last June are felt." But the new numbers highlight a growing debate among economists over whether the rules of the economy have changed. While the Fed remains wedded...
...specter of 1969 continues to haunt Riley...
...course, the easiest solution to the crowd problem is winning. Even the most inspired spectators succumb to the specter of impending elimination from the playoffs...