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Looks at the impact of the television talk show `Meet the Press' and its hosts Martha Rountree and Lawrence E. Spivak on the role of talk shows and American politics and culture. Spivak's education, media career and work as a harsh critic of the Soviet Union; Meeting between Spivak and Rountree; Creation of `Meet the Press'; Popularity of the show; Breaking and making of heroes on the show; Anti-communist theme of the show.

Features some of the Hollywood's boldest stars portraying the most rebellious acts. Includes Chevy Chase portraying President Gerald Ford; Robert E. Lee portrayed by Dennis Hopper; Rosa Parks portrayed by Whoopi Goldberg; Che Guevarra portrayed by Cheech Marin; Abbie Hoffman portrayed by John Cusack; Joan of Arc portrayed by Marisa Tomei.

Discusses the issues surrounding the passage of the Welfare Reform Act in the United States. Brief history of welfare in America; Profile President Bill Clinton's dealmakers; Welfare in New York City and other cities; Provisions of the welfare law. INSET: The new welfare law: What it says, by Lisa Richwine..

Describes the author's top ten presidential elections of all time in the United States. Includes the fight between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson in 1800; Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas in 1860; John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon in 1960.

Presents a literal translation of some of the romantic films shown in France. Includes `Sodomize Me Up to the Sword Hilt'; `The Nurse is Good at Sex'; `Sweet Fellations and Anal Excavation'; `Trendy Secretaries by Day, Perverse Bitches by Night'; `The Lady Doctor Has Large Breasts.'

Focuses on the motion picture `Amistad' which deals with the life of former United States President John Quincy Adams. Plot of the motion picture.

Pays tribute to 19th century journalist Ida M. Tarbell and her book `History of the Standard Oil Company.' Personal motivations; Tarbell's 1902 expose on the Rockefellers that influenced consequent antitrust legislation; Origin of the word muckraker.

Features Victoria Woodhull, the first female presidential candidate of the United States. Personal history; Educational background; Political career; Ideologies.