The man who ate Microsoft
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Attorney David Boies successfully pursued the US Government's anti-trust lawsuit against Microsoft and is generally perceived as the greatest living trial lawyer. He has a conversational courtroom style and is neither ostentatious nor loud in court. A profile of Boies is presented.
Publication Name: Vanity Fair
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0733-8899
Year: 2000
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CNN's big news bear
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Television news industry producer Rick Kaplan has been chosen by Ted Turner to head CNN/USA's drive to revive its declining ratings. The television executive has close ties with President Bill CLinton, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Mikhail Gorbachev.
Publication Name: Vanity Fair
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0733-8899
Year: 1998
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Strange fruit
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Jazz singer Billie Holiday generated much controversy when she sung the protest song "Strange Fruit" in a popular nightclub in Harlem in 1939. The song, which continues to carry an air of reverence, describes the practice of lynching and racism.
Publication Name: Vanity Fair
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0733-8899
Year: 1998
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