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George Wallace
George Wallace
The life of George Wallace, reformed racial segregationist and Governor of Alabama is remembered and Alistair Cooke cons... Read more
18 Sep 1998
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Clinton's high aproval rating and Monica Lewinsky
Clinton's high aproval rating and Monica Lewinsky
Examining allegations that President Clinton persuaded Monica Lewinsky to give false testimony, Clinton's high approval ... Read more
24 Jul 1998
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Judge Wright throws out Paula Jones' civil prosecution of President Clinton for an alleged sexual assault in 1991. How w... Read more
3 Apr 1998
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27 Mar 1998
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What happens if immigrants to America don't want to become Americans? Alistair Cooke considers assimilation, patriotism,... Read more
29 May 1998
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American tourists
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Tony Blair's vision of a nodern Britain, alistair Cooke's suggestions for a tour of the US, and Roosevelt's post-war ple... Read more
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The controversies behind New York's St Patrick's Day Parade, US misconceptions about the status of Northern Ireland and ... Read more
20 Mar 1998
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The US Senate trial of Bill Clinton, 1999
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Alistair Cooke reports on the US Senate trial of President Bill Clinton, and reflects on some of the most interesting tr... Read more
15 Jan 1999
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The Florida re-count, 2000
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The various legal issues underlying the failure to elect either George W Bush or Al Gore as president are explained by A... Read more
17 Nov 2000
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A Breathtaking Global Tour and a Resignation
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Alistair Cook discusses the global televised countdown to the millennium; Russian president Boris Yeltsin's resignation,... Read more
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A Gentleman but not a Scholar
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Following North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms's scolding lecture to the United Nations, Alistair Cook reviews how his mes... Read more
28 Jan 2000
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The Death of the Old Media
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Alistair Cook takes in the story of Rip Van Winkle as he tries (and fails) to make sense of the multi-million dollar tie... Read more
14 Jan 2000
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Medicine, inventions and the quick-fix
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The desire for a 'quick-fix', the false dawns of the daily medical miracle, the instant imitation of new inventions and ... Read more
8 May 1998
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Alistair Cooke commemorates the life of Charles Schultz, the creator of the comic strip characters Charlie Brown, Snoopy... Read more
18 Feb 2000
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California's progressive social legislation
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The homogenisation of US life and media, California's lead in social legislation and two new Californian propositions on... Read more
1 May 1998
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Helping the homeless
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Increased awareness of homelessness and poverty and the failure of ideologies to address the variety of the homeless pop... Read more
2 Jan 1998
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