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"If you think O. J. is guilty and should fry for it, please press 1 followed by the pound sign," Bad Roger said. "If you think O. J. is guilty but Jackie McLean had something to do with it, please press 2 followed by the pound sign."Bad Roger looked up from the telephone as Good Roger came in the door. Good Roger looked at him with disgust.Good Roger is the decent, pure and upright side of me. Which may be why he is such a pill.Bad Roger is the twisted, demented, and repulsive side of me. Which makes him a real hoot.

Terrorists in Baltimore! Homicides and shootings are way up since September 11. Do something. Shanghai knows how to hold an economic summit without street riff-raff misbehaving. Anti-war demonstations on U.S. campuses may be all right, but where they really need a peace movement is in the madrassas of Pashtunistan. Bad news. The trade deficit declined. That's right: bad news; bad.

Good morning --Seattle SuperSonics -- If you move to Oklahoma City, please change the name. Having the Utah Jazz is bad enough.

Things are so bad in Moscow the communists are calling each other communists. The Pier Six tent was enlarged to a 7 1/2

LOS ANGELES -- The Lifetime cable channel goes only one-for-three in tonight's debut of three new shows aimed at women.But its one success, "Veronica Clare," which airs at 10 tonight, could be a culturally important one. Ms. Clare (Laura Robinson) is a private detective, which plugs her right into a boom of women writing and starring in mystery fiction.In tonight's stylish premiere, she has to protect her Aunt Clara against mobsters. The show has a contemporary sensibility with plenty of retro-classic-P.

As soon as the two large cranes finished lifting Bill Clinton and Newt Gingrich out of their seats in Claremont, N.H., last weekend, Good Roger and Bad Roger took the stage.Good Roger, the upright and decent side of me, had decided to try to find polite, common ground with Bad Roger, the evil and twisted side of me.Though C-SPAN broke away to cover a meeting of the New Zealand/Papua New Guinea Fisheries Commission, a transcript of the historic meeting follows:Good Roger: First, I'd like to say what a pleasure it is to be here in the Granite State.

What's good and bad about the Canadian Football League as fans await tomorrow's Baltimore-Sacramento game here and, going quickly to the age-old question, will first impressions be lasting or subject to subsequent revision?Good: Speed of the game and its wide-open concept.Bad: That more Americans aren't conversant with it.Good: Opposing linemen are restricted to lining up a yard off the ball, which makes line play more enjoyable instead of seeing two forces colliding in a knot of entangled bodies.

Good Roger was deep in a state of depression."State of depression?" Bad Roger said. "Is that anywhere near the State of New Jersey?"Good Roger is the sensitive, caring, loving side of me.Bad Roger is a squid."

What is the key to dealing with a pitcher who is in a horrific slump? The first thing you let them know is that they have your support. Then, you go to work on location or what their strengths are. You work at it down in the 'pen and always tell them, `When you are really good, it's not as good as you think you are and when you are really bad, it's not as bad as you think you are.' You try to do everything mentally and physically to get the guy squared...

Good Roger sat at his desk writing a letter to Parris Glendening telling him not to feel bad about the new poll figures but to keep acting upon his own conscience.Good Roger is like that. A total dork.Bad Roger, meanwhile, was practicing his new walk. He would lurch a few steps forward, slide a few steps to the left, then lurch forward again."If you are practicing walking to the loony bin," Good Roger said, "don't worry: I'll drive you.""I am practicing my Kato walk," Bad Roger said. "Have you seen him walk into the courtroom?