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Article: Between Clinton and Dole: One Ampersand, Zero Sparks
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- The Washington Post
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- March 10, 2003
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Bill Clinton wore a dark red tie. Bob Dole wore a bright red tie.
And that was about as striking as the contrast got last night when
the two preening politicos made their debut as a debating team on "60
Minutes."
The setup was similar to "Point/Counterpoint," an old "60 Minutes"
feature pitting a liberal against a conservative; the segment was
killed years ago by Executive Producer Don Hewitt when it became self-
parody. The new version is not called "Point/Counterpoint." It'll be
"Clinton & Dole" one week, when Clinton leads off as he did last
night, and "Dole & Clinton" on alternate weeks.
Instead of being stuffed at the end of the CBS show where codgerly
kibitzer Andy Rooney reigns, ...
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