Performances Of The Week

Sunday, Aug. 01, 2004
    • It was as if BILL CLINTON had never left. The undertaxed- millionaire routine played well, and so did his admission that he had avoided the draft

    Illinois' BARACK OBAMA showed why he's the Dems' hot star with a plea to bridge the nation's divide: "We worship an awesome God in the blue states"

    He was supposed to talk for 7 min. and went on for 20, but AL SHARPTON made it worthwhile. His closing bit on Ray Charles redeemed a quixotic campaign

    How Dad saved our hamster and other family tales: ALEX and VANESSA KERRY did more to soften Kerry's image than did the fuzzy biopic they introduced