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Clinton's abysmal record on liberty goes back to his days as governor of Arkansas.
The lead story bemoans the rise of gigantic publishing houses, the demise of independent bookstores, the unholy marriage of publishing and television, and the abysmal quality of contemporary books: "Today's worst ...
The “popular British film of the 1970s, with Dirk Bogarde, I'm Allright Jack ,’ was, in fact, a popular British film of the late 1950s, I'm All Right, Jack , and Dirk Bogarde, who was off in Hollywood being Liszt in the abysmal Song Without End , wasn't within 3000 miles of it when it was being made.
Broadway's version of the Academy Awards, threatened with cancellation by CBS after years of abysmal ratings, rebounds with viewers--drawing record Nielsens--but not with critics.
On the other hand, the WB and UPN networks, with abysmal ratings, are considered comers because of their success with youth--a prized demo.