from "Today's Papers," from SLATE magazine, 3/31/00:
>The NYT explains the U.S. interest in combating the Colombian drug trade:
>90 percent of the cocaine and 65 percent of the heroin
>seized in the U.S. is from there. And the paper quotes Barry McCaffrey,
>the Whi
>U.S. News & World Report, Oct. 2
> ... An article describes the decline of quality control in Japan. The
> country that worshipped quality is experiencing a wave of embarrassments,
> including the recent discovery of a lizard in a bag of potato chips and a
> rash of exploding televisions. Wh
This is certainly good news. It means that the US finally has managed to
convince the Japanese to adopt how to maximize profits.
Jim Devine wrote:
> >U.S. News & World Report, Oct. 2
> > ... An article describes the decline of quality control in Japan. The
> > country that worshipped quality i
On Sun, 1 Oct 2000, Jim Devine wrote:
> >U.S. News & World Report, Oct. 2
> > ... An article describes the decline of quality control in Japan. The
> > country that worshipped quality is experiencing a wave of embarrassments,
> > including the recent discovery of a lizard in a bag of potato ch
Here's a good article about "ring-wing dorks" in the UK and
the USA.
readme
Triumph of the Dorks
By Michael Kinsley
Thursday, May 24, 2001, at 4:00 p.m. PT
British Prime Minister Tony Blair is often described as an
American-style politician. His opponent in the June 7
election, Conservativ
from Scott Shuger's column: >Hey, remember the Iraqi secret
weapons-of-mass-destruction program? Well, a story on page 19 of the
[Washington POST] reports that U.S. intelligence experts have seen no
indication that Iraq has resumed its chemical and biological programs since
last December, when UN
>USA TODAY reports that President Clinton was ready to bomb sites of
suspected Middle East terrorist in the wake of the crash of TWA 800. The
story is sourced to a new book, "In the Blink of an Eye: The FBI
Investigation of TWA Flight 800" by Pat Milton, a reporter for The
Associated Press. The bo
(copyright 1999, Microsoft)
today's papers
China Syndrome
By Scott Shuger
>For the first time in weeks, the domestic economy leads at one of the
majors. The LAT leads with the government's report that the first quarter's
growth of wages, salaries and benefits was unexpectedly slow, which is
su
from Scott Shuger's column in SLATE: >The [major US] papers [surveyed]
detail the comments made by various U.S. and NATO officials attempting to
shore up the claim that the Serbs are committing atrocities in Kosovo. The
WP quotes the British foreign secretary Robin Cook as saying that about
400,00
from Scott Shuger's column in SLATE, May 28, 1999, copyright Microsoft:
>A front-page LAT [LA TIMES] story reports that of the 26 new comedies and
dramas in the fall line-ups of the four largest broadcast networks--CBS,
NBC, ABC, and Fox--not one features a minority in a leading role. And there
a
(copyright 1999 Microsoft)
today's papers
Gore-y Details
By Scott Shuger
>... some of the fronts [of US major newspapers] feature pictures of
President Clinton meeting with Kosovar refugees in a German camp, ...
Today's Papers is not too cynical to be untouched by Clinton's advice, to
some of
from SLATE, 5/8/99, copyright 1999, Microsoft:
>today's papers
Bombs Astray!
By Eve Gerber
>Everybody leads with the bombing of China's Belgrade embassy. The Los
Angeles Times late edition relays a report that two people were killed in
the incident and more than 20 were inju
>today's papers [From SLATE, copyright 1999 by Microsoft]
>By Scott Shuger
>The WP, NYT and LAT [major US daily papers] each lead with the official
emergence within NATO, however slight, of the topic of ground warfare
against Yugoslavia--the alliance's decision to conduc
from SLATE's "Today's Papers" column, by Scott Shuger (copyright 1999,
Microsoft).
Tuesday, April 27:
>... a WSJ front-page feature reports that the "almost gentlemanly
approach" of the war's first month will change because of a key decision
ratified behind closed doors by NATO's leaders last F
from Bill Gates' SLATE magazine:
US presumptive Speaker of the House Robert >Livingston's other big whoops
of the day got a lot more attention. Because of the imminent release of a
Roll Call piece based on a story Hustler is apparently working on
indicating that Livingston has had numerous affair
>According to an item in the [Wall Street Journal's] front-page biz news
>box, Unilever has secured its place in the Vertical Integration Hall of
>Fame. The company has "agreed to buy Slim-Fast Foods, a maker of
>weight-loss products, for $2.3 billion. The Anglo-Dutch concern also
>agreed to
Yes, flight 800 is now understood to have crashed because of bad wiring in
the center fuel tank. \
The frenzy at the time over the phantom terrorists tightened domestic
"security" once again. And, once tightened, it doesn't get relaxed.
Gene Coyle
Jim Devine wrote:
> >USA TODAY reports t
c'right, Microsoft, 1999.
>chatterbox
Conspiracy of Silence
By Timothy Noah
>Does Rotisserie baseball have blood on its hands? In the days since
the Littleton, Colo., high-school massacre, the media has blamed
the killings on almost every aspect of contemporary life: guns,
rock music, bad su
On Thu, 15 Jul 1999, Jim Devine wrote:
> from Scott Shuger's column: >Hey, remember the Iraqi secret
> weapons-of-mass-destruction program? Well, a story on page 19 of the
> [Washington POST] reports that U.S. intelligence experts have seen no
> indication that Iraq has resumed its chemical and
>George W. Bush [one of the major candidates for the US presidency] just
>started campaigning under the banner of a new slogan, "Real Plans for Real
>People," the [Washington POST] notes. Today's Papers can't help but notice
>the similarity to the Beef Council's old slogan, "Real Food for Real
Robin Cook was simply relaying "information" from the leader of the KLA
(Thaci?). The BBC
report makes this clear. However, Cook himself did not say that this was an
unverified
report. He presents it as fact. Of course the same thing happened with
execution of moderate Albanian leaders who turned
> from Scott Shuger's column in SLATE: >The [major US] papers [surveyed]
> detail the comments made by various U.S. and NATO officials attempting to
> shore up the claim that the Serbs are committing atrocities in Kosovo.
Yes and pictures of all those folks in the field were from Woodstock 99.
Th
from Scott Shuger's April 7 column in SLATE:
>A WP [Washington POST] front-pager traces the U.S. position on the ability
of air power alone to resolve the Kosovo crisis to Madeleine Albright's
belief that Slobodan Milosevic would probably back down after a few visible
targets were hit. She held t
Scott Shuger wrote:
>>... The WP [Washington Post] editorial page has two pretty strong efforts
>regarding Sudan. The first makes the case that it's imperative for the U.S.
>to redouble its diplomatic efforts to try to bring an end to the civil war
>there, a conflict that, the editorial points ou
today's papers
Gore-y Details
By Scott Shuger
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But neither of these
is the paper's lead editorial. That honor goes to the prose addressing
another, apparently more serious, question: what can be done to make the
NBA [National Basketball Association] exciting again? <
(((
> >Everybody leads with the bombing of China's Belgrade embassy.
Not quite. The front page headline in this morning's The Olympian
(muscle-bound Olympia, WA) reads "Serbs Abused Captive Soldiers",
referring to the three released GIs. The bombing of the Chinese embassy
was relegated to p. 2.
P
SLATE MORNING DELIVERY: Tues., May 11, 1999 (copyright 1999, Microsoft)
today's papers
Gulfstream War Syndrome
By Scott Shuger
The LAT [LA TIMES] and WP [Washington POST] lead with Yugoslavia's
announcement yesterday of a partial withdrawal of troops and police from
Kosovo, and NATO's quick di
> Tuesday, April 27:
> ... a WSJ front-page feature reports that the "almost gentlemanly
> approach" of the war's first month will change because of a key decision
> ratified behind closed doors by NATO's leaders last Friday: to henceforth
> endorse raids on political as well as military targets.
the rest of SLATE's media survey (by Scott Shuger) is worth quoting:
>Despite all the havoc wrought in and around Belgrade by NATO since Friday,
the WP sees signs that the bombing may be having the unintended effect of
rallying the Yugoslavs against NATO. The paper describes a large group of
youn
the dismal science
Morning in Japan? The Bank of Japan Gets Radical
By Paul Krugman
The winter of 1981-2 was a grim one for the U.S. economy. After a
nasty recession in 1980, there had been a brief, hopeful period of
recovery-but by early 1982 it was clear that a second, even worse
recessio
from SLATE magazine: >If you think conservative fiscal theorists are on
drugs, the WP's [Washington POST's] front page is a reminder that you are
at least sometimes right: It details how Lawrence Kudlow, a former Reagan
White House budget official and economics writer for the Nation
snippets from SLATE magazine's survey of the front pages of major US
newspapers:
>Everybody leads with yesterday's bad day in the financial markets. The
headlines speak of a world crisis, and USAT, the WP, and the LAT headers
refer to the Dow's drop of 357 points. The NYT headli
Jim Devine wrote:
>>The WSJ's new poll shows that now 64 percent of Americans
approve of the air campaign, with 27 percent opposed.>>
In terms of the potential effectiveness of popular resistance this
is a figure to make one optimistic. It would cause pessimism only
in a mind inextricably sunk i
>From Scott Shuger's SLATE column (copyright 1999 Microsoft):
>... That such "fog of war" episodes [the "accidental" bombing of civilians
by US/NATO and the confusion aferwards about what really happened] seem
surprising to civilians, given the new image of America's precision
Nintendo military [
from Scott Shuger's SLATE column that survey's todays issues of US major
newspapers:
>... The WSJ notes that despite the successes, the videos shown to the
press clearly showed the intense
anti-aircraft fire NATO planes had to contend with. The NYT and WP report
that among congress members trave
Jim Devine quoted:
>A WP story reports that support is growing inside the Clinton
>administration and its NATO allies for making the ouster of Slobodan
>Milosevic one of the Yugoslav war objectives. The story reports that the
>topic was on the agenda for a discussion involving President Clinton l
On Tue, 14 Jul 1998, James Devine wrote:
> from SLATE magazine: >If you think conservative fiscal theorists are on
> drugs, the WP's [Washington POST's] front page is a reminder that you are
> at least sometimes right: It details how Lawrence Kudlow, a former Reagan
> Wh
>The WP's [Washington POST's] Al Kamen points to an odd passage in an
anti-drug pamphlet with a forward by Sen. Orrin Hatch. The book claims to
help parents look for the warning signs that their children are using
marijuana or other drugs. These signs include, says the pamphlet, such
obvious ones
>today's papers
>
>By Scott Shuger
>
>...The fronts at the NYT, the LAT, the WP, and the WSJ [big US papers] all
give plenty of space to the surprise resignation announcement yesterday by
Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin. The papers say that any extended period of
concern in the financial markets a
>From: Doug Henwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: [PEN-L:4807] Re: more from SLATE
>Date: Mon, 5 Apr 1999 12:16:07 -0400
>
>Jim Devine quoted:
>
>>A WP story reports that support is growing inside the C
At 12:16 PM 5/04/99 -0400, you wrote:
Devine quoted:
>>A WP story reports that support is growing inside the Clinton
>>administration and its NATO allies for making the ouster of Slobodan
>>Milosevic one of the Yugoslav war objectives.
Henwod noted:
>Another big question - do they really believe
jf noonan wrote:
>On Tue, 14 Jul 1998, James Devine wrote:
>
>> from SLATE magazine: >If you think conservative fiscal theorists are on
>> drugs, the WP's [Washington POST's] front page is a reminder that you are
>> at least sometimes right: It details
Valis posted something about this to pen-l. I wrote to the Senior Senator from
Utah to request a copy of the pamphlet. He responded that he shared my concern
about our President's sexual misdeeds, and that he would do all that he could to
pursue justice.
I probably missed something in the logic
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